Japanese Armory

Steel Flame - Dragon Theme Modern Tsuba

Antique Japanese Tsuba, little creature. 1837. Comes in original wooden box. Photography by Mitchell D. Cohen Photography, Prairie Digital Photo

Japanese Menukis, Pair, Gold. The Menuki (目貫) are ornaments on the tsuka to fit into the palm for grip and were originally meant to distract the eyes from the mekugi (peg). Menuki is a kind of metal fitting of the Japanese sword, which was initially …

Japanese, Kozuka handle, Documented with papers. Photography by Mitchell D. Cohen Photography