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Lethal Elegance, Carlsbad, CA (2026)

10/21/2026

Beautiful Kozuka, Inaba White Hare in waves design. Shakudo with gold and silver inlay.
Excellent condition for an amazing kozuka with great carving workmanship.
Edo era, likely Mito school.

The "Hare of Inaba" (Inaba no Shirousagi) is a Japanese myth from the Kojiki regarding a white hare that tricks sharks (or crocodiles) to cross the sea. The sharks skin the hare in revenge, but the god Okuninushi saves him, leading the hare to prophecy that Okuninushi will win a princess's hand.

Key Aspects of the Legend:
The Trick: The hare wants to travel from Oki Island to the mainland and tricks sharks into lining up to count them, using them as a bridge.

The Punishment: The last shark realizes the trick and skins/flays the hare, leaving him naked and injured.

The Healing: Eighty brothers (the Yasogami) mock the hare and advise him to wash in sea salt and dry in the wind, which makes his pain worse. The god Okuninushi advises him to wash in fresh water and roll in cattail pollen to heal.

The Prophecy: The healed hare prophesies that the kind-hearted Okuninushi will win the hand of Princess Yakami, not his cruel brothers.

10/21/2026

🇺🇸 $275 shipped within the USA. Ask for international shipping rates.

JAPANESE WAKIZASHI TSUKA

Beautiful small Wakizashi handle with an elegant butterfly & peony design.

FUCHI-KASHIRA
• Unsigned
• Shakudō nanako ground
• Gold inlay
• Fuchi: 37.6 × 21.2 × 10.5 mm
• Kashira: 35.0 × 15.8 × 10.5 mm

MENUKI
🐦 Bird design with Shakudō ground and gold inlay.

MEASUREMENTS
• Handle length: 14.3 cm
• Fuchi to center of mekugi-ana: approx. 2.1 cm
• Tang-hole depth: approx. 8.7 cm

A beautiful piece, edo era, overall great condition.

📩 SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY.
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10/06/2026

$500 US shipping included. Ask for international shipping rates
Iron tsuba Daisho with chrysanthemum, ginger and wild geese design Myoga ginger and wild goose openwork design, 1/4 bu polished ground, chrysanthemum shape, openwork carving.

The beautiful, glossy quarto-polished surface features intertwined ginger blossoms at the top and bottom, and two wild geese carved into each of the four sides. The wild geese are neatly arranged in the same direction, creating a rhythmic pattern. The handles are shaped like chrysanthemums, and the two openings are combined with large ginger blossoms carved with fine hair detailing, resulting in a stylish and sophisticated design.

This sword guard is believed to have been made by a metalworker of the Bushu Ito school. The Bushu Ito school was employed by the Edo shogunate as a specialist in sword guards, and the lineage spanned ten generations, with many disciples. Their excellent designs are considered on par with those of Akasaka-go, but while Akasaka-ren focused on practicality and elegance, Ito-go is said to have focused on both practicality and decoration. Late Edo period openwork.

A Wild Geese and Ginger (Daki-myoga Karigane) tsuba is a symbolic design combining Japanese ginger shoots (myoga) and stylized wild geese (karigane). It represents a popular good-luck motif often seen on Edo-period iron tsuba, symbolizing "divine protection" (myoga) and autumnal, migratory.

Great overall condition, edo era.
Dai (large)
75mm x 67mm x 6mm
Weight/74g
Sho (small)
69mm x 64mm x 6mm Weight/70g
Comes with paulownia box and cushion

10/06/2026

🔥 $525 US SHIPPING INCLUDED 🇺🇸 🔥

Fantastic Tsuba — Eishun / Nara School

A beautiful and highly detailed tsuba attributed to Eishun, the art name of Sugiura Joi (1701–1761), a master craftsman associated with the famous Nara School of Japanese sword fittings.

🐎 Motif: Willows & Horse
✨ Technique: Fine carving with gold and bronze inlays
📏 Size: 73 × 68 × 5 mm
🏯 Period: Edo era
📦 Includes: Traditional paulownia storage box

The carving and inlay work are exceptionally attractive, and this tsuba will display beautifully in any serious Japanese sword fitting collection.

📩 Serious inquiries only.
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09/15/2026

Echizen Kinai Iron Tsuba Available 🐉
Price: $260 USD (US shipping included; international shipping rates available upon request 📦).
Item Overview
* Motif: Dynamic dragon featuring fine scale carving, wave patterns, and openwork ✨.
* School: Echizen Kinai School (Edo Period lineage recognized for powerful depictions of dragons and Chinese lions 📜).
* Dimensions: Diameter: ~80 mm 📏 | Weight: ~100 g ⚖️.
* Symbolism: The dragon is a traditional motif associated with protection, success, and advancement in Japanese sword fittings ⛩️.
For serious purchase inquiries, please direct message to finalize details ✉️.

09/15/2026

🐉 FOR SALE — DRAGON IN CLOUDS TSUBA ☁️
$280 USD — FREE US SHIPPING 🇺🇸📦
🌎 International buyers: Message me for a shipping quote.

A beautiful Echizen Kinai iron tsuba from the Edo period, featuring an impressive Unryu (Dragon in Clouds) design.

✨ Deep, dynamic carving
✨ Subtle gold inlays
✨ Excellent antique condition
✨ Fine Kinai craftsmanship
✨ Size: 80 × 80 × 5 mm

📩 DM me if you're ready to purchase or have a serious inquiry.

09/12/2026

🌕 Geese Under the Moon — Edo Period Tsuba 🪿

$200 — US shipping included 🇺🇸
🌎 International shipping rates available

A beautiful iron tsuba featuring geese flying beneath the moon, enhanced with gold and silver inlays.

In Japanese art and poetry, 月に雁 (Tsuki ni Kari)—geese flying beneath the full moon—is a classic autumn motif symbolizing the fleeting nature of time, seasonal nostalgia, and the beauty of impermanence. 🍂🌕

✨ Edo era
✨ Iron with gold & silver inlays
✨ Good overall condition
📏 72 × 67 × 4 mm

A beautiful and very evocative piece for the Japanese sword fittings collector.

💰 $200 shipped within the US

📩 Serious inquiries only — please be ready to purchase.

09/11/2026

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⚔️ Rare Edo-Period Nawa-Noren Tsuba ⚔️

A beautiful and unusual rope-curtain (nawa-noren) themed iron tsuba, dating to the Edo period.

📏 Size: 80 × 79 × 5 mm
🕰️ Period: Edo
🎨 Condition: Excellent patina with impressive chisel work

The rope-curtain design is a particularly interesting and uncommon theme. I was told this motif was associated with inexpensive drinking establishments, with the expression:

“I’m ducking under the nawa-noren tonight” — meaning I’m going out drinking and getting drunk.

Whether for its historical symbolism, unusual subject matter, or superb craftsmanship, this is a rare theme that you don’t encounter often.

A fantastic collector’s piece that will display beautifully in any tsuba collection.

Serious inquiries and ready-to-purchase buyers only, please.
📩 Message me for details or to purchase.

09/11/2026

🌸 BEAUTIFUL SUKASHI TSUBA 🌸

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Yatsuhashi Bridge • Birds • Iris

An absolutely beautiful openwork (sukashi) tsuba, featuring birds flying over iris beside the iconic Yatsuhashi bridge.

✨ edo era sukashi tsuba
⚔️ Likely Kyoto school
📏 83 × 81 × 4.5 mm — Katana size
🖤 Beautiful dark patina
👌 Great condition

The elegant design, slender seppadai, and distinctive hitsuana strongly suggest an early Kyoto openwork piece.

Comes with paulownia box

📩 Serious buyers only. Message me if you're ready to purchase.

09/09/2026

$280 USD — US shipping included
🌎 International shipping: Ask for shipping rates.

Beautiful Iron Tsuba — Jurojin, God of Longevity

Very pleasant iron tsuba depicting Jurojin (寿老人), one of the Seven Lucky Gods (Shichifukujin) of Japan.

Jurojin is the Japanese Taoist deity of longevity, wisdom, and good fortune. He is traditionally portrayed as a cheerful elderly man with a very tall head, long white beard, and staff, symbolizing a long and prosperous life.

A wonderful subject for collectors, with attractive carving, excellent patina, and a very nice overall presence.

📏 Size: 85 × 80 × 4 mm
⚖️ Material: Iron
✨ Condition: Very good, with beautiful patina
📦 Comes with a paulownia box

A large and very pleasant tsuba that will display beautifully in a collection.

Message me only if you are seriously interested and ready to purchase.

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