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Sleek pattern for this yukata showing stylized tsuka (katana hilt) and tsuba (sword guard)
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#FrogFriday 🐸:
Oval Tsuba (Sword Guard) in the Shape of a Frog Japan, 17th-19th c. Iron, copper, silver, gold H 9.0 cm x W 8.5 cm x D 0.4 cm
Rijksmuseum AK-MAK-1077
#animals in art#frog#Frog Friday#metalwork#tsuba#arms and armor#sword guard#Japanese art#Rijksmuseum
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Yokoya tsuba w Tiger & Bamboo ebay Tsubashi
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18th-century Japanese tsuba (sword guard) from the Met Online Collection
#going hog wild over these rn#the negative space… beautiful………#i recommend getting into weird rabbit holes i was just looking for open access images and ended up just looking at really cool tsubas#i’m not even particularly into swords etc. these have just a very pleasing shape and are a perfect template for designs#tsuba#r
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So...I tried searching for Konosuba, the anime.
'Cause I wanted to draw the hat of one of the characters for my oc.
And I found this: a Tsuba!
It's basically a sword holder.
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Shimmering colors mimicing raden (abalone mother of pearl) inlays for this modern obi for RumiRock, depicting tsuba (sword guards), daishou (katana and wakizashi sword pair), and cherry blossoms
#japan#fashion#kimono#obi#rumi rock#modern kimono#tsuba#sword guard#daishou#katana#wakizashi#sakura#cherry blossoms#着物#帯
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For #NationalCatfishDay on #MetalMonday :


Iriyama Yoshitomo (Japan, active c.1700-1750) Tsuba with Catfish and Eel, c.1700-1750 copper, gold, silver; 3.25 in. (8.3 cm) Walters Art Museum 1.361
"Both catfish and eel are associated with summer."
#animals in art#animal holiday#18th century art#Japanese art#East Asian art#Asian art#tsuba#sword guard#arms and armor#metalwork#Walters Art Museum#Iriyama Yoshitomo#fish#fishes#catfish#eel#National Catfish Day#Metal Monday#animal symbolism
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Antique Tsuba
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Love this!

Tsuba with insects, made in Japan, c.1615-1868 (source).
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#samurai #tsuba
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