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Tsuba: Handguard

Tsuba is a kind of Japanese sword mounting. It was initially equipped with a Japanese sword for practical reasons. It protected its user’s hand when he grabbed his sword or prevented its user’s hand slipping towards the blade part when he hits his enemy. However, Tsuba attached importance to its decorativeness. It had been developed as an essential sword outfit that combines utility and beauty since the Edo period.

Western swords also have guards, but especially since modern times, many of them are connected with handles; therefore, they look different, compared to Japanese handguards, Tsuba. People expected that Tsuba fulfills two roles: practicality to attack enemies and to protect users. And Tsuba shouldn’t have been lost its good looks. In each area, Tsuba had been enhanced its artistry through the efforts and ingenuity of numerous Tsuba artisans.

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Updated: 11 Jul 2025

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-786)
    $960.22

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Kabuto Gunbai Zu (兜軍配図)

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.2cm×6.9cm 0.4cm 3.1cm×0.9cm 79g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-809)
    $685.87

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Ryu Houou Zu (龍鳳凰図)

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.8cm×7.1cm 0.4cm 2.9cm×0.8cm 140g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-762)
    $2,194.79

    Delivery Time: 1-1.5 months
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Ryu Zu

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Silver

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    9.0cm×8.2cm 0.8cm 3.0cm×1.1cm 229g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-820)
    $342.94

    Delivery Time: 5-14 days
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Ryu Zu

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Silver

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    9.0cm×8.2cm 0.8cm 3.0cm×1.1cm 229g

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  • A set of antique Tsuba, Koikuchi, and Kawara for Samurai Sword (KTK-01)
    $1,097.39

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Kiku Zu 

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    cm×cm cm cm×cm g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-783)
    $685.87

    Delivery Time: 5-14 days
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Unryū-Zu (雲竜図)

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.4cm×7.8cm 0.4cm 2.8cm×1.0cm 175g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-738)
    $1,234.57

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Kassen Zu

    Signature: Moheishi Sōten
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.4cm×7.8cm 0.4cm 2.6cm×0.8cm 102g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-757)
    $493.83

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Saru Kani Gassen Zu

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    6.8cm×6.2cm 0.7cm 2.7cm×0.8cm 95g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-807)
    $253.77

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Futatsu Domoe Zu (二つ巴図)

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.5cm×8.4cm 0.4cm 3.0cm×0.9cm 103g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-825)
    $493.83

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Ryu ni Nami Zu (龍に波図)

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.8cm×7.1cm 0.4cm 2.9cm×0.8cm 140g

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  • Antique Tsuba Daisho Set for Samurai Sword (T-780)
    $518.52

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Daikon Zu (大根図)

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    (T-780-A)

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.2cm×7.2cm 0.5cm 2.7cm×0.9cm 131g

    (T-780-B)

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.8cm×7.8cm 0.5cm 2.9cm×0.9cm 114g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword with NBTHK <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Hozon</span></strong> Certificate (T-779)
    $987.65

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion, NBTHK Hozon Certificate

    Title: Tempo-style, Iwakusa Zu Tsuba

    Signature: 
    Age: Estimeted the Edo period
    Material: Suaka (素銅, a refined copper alloy)

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.0cm×8.0cm 0.4cm 3.0cm×1.0cm 124g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-826)
    $318.93

    Delivery Time: 5-14 days
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Chou-chirashi Zu

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.4cm×7.8cm 0.4cm 2.8cm×1.0cm 175g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-777)
    $1,783.26

    Delivery Time: 1-1.5 months
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Unryū-Zu (雲竜図)

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Shakudou: the mixture of copper and gold

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.5cm×6.8cm 0.4cm 2.6cm×0.8cm 132g

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  • Antique Tsuba Daisho Set for Samurai Sword (T-721)
    $788.75

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Heianjo-style, Mizumo chirashi Zu (平安城様式、水藻散らし図)

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    (T-721-A)

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.9cm×7.7cm 0.4cm 2.7cm×0.9cm 125g

    (T-721-B)

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.1cm×8.0cm 0.4cm 3.0cm×0.9cm 142g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword with NBTHK <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Hozon</span></strong> Certificate (T-821)
    $548.70

    Delivery Time: 5-14 days
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion, NBTHK Hozon Certificate

    Title: Heianjo Zōgan-style, Namako KArakusa Tsuba (平安城象嵌海鼠透唐草図)

    Signature: Unsigned
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    7.4cm×7.0cm 0.5cm 3.0cm×1.0cm 109g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-749)
    $370.37

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Aoi Karakusa Zu

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.2cm×8.0cm 0.4cm 2.9cm×0.9cm 187g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword with NBTHK <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Hozon</span></strong> Certificate (T-778)
    $1,388.89

    Delivery Time: 1-1.5 months
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion, NBTHK Hozon Certificate

    Title: Iyo-Shoami-style, Kiku Sukashi Tsuba (伊予正阿弥菊透鍔)

    Signature: Attributed to Iyo-Shoami (伊予正阿弥: Unsigned)
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.5cm×8.5cm 0.5cm 2.9cm×0.9cm 158g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword with NBTHK <strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Hozon</span></strong> Certificate (T-758)
    $864.20

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion, NBTHK Hozon Certificate

    Title: Ko-Shoami-style, Budou Shoju Zu

    Signature: Attributed to Ko-Shoami (古正阿弥: Unsigned)
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.5cm×8.5cm 0.4cm 2.9cm×0.9cm 179g

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  • Antique Tsuba for Samurai Sword (T-784)
    $754.46

    Delivery Time: 5 – 14 DAYS
    *Delivery may take longer, depending on countries or holiday seasons.

    INCLUDED: Wooden box, Cushion

    Title: Kin Zōgan Kiku Tetsu Tsuba

    Signature: NO SIGNED
    Age: Edo period
    Material: Iron

    Size Thickness Nakagoana Weight
    8.6cm×8.0cm 0.3cm 2.9cm×1.0cm 151g

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