#tsuba

[tanuki-kimono]

Sleek pattern for this yukata showing stylized tsuka (katana hilt) and tsuba (sword guard)

[itsmarjudgelove]

[runthinkjumplive]

[arthistoryanimalia]

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."

[evilsexy]

鐔 / sword guards

[divorce]

[radimus-co-uk]

[wildbeautifuldamned]

Yokoya tsuba w Tiger & Bamboo ebay Tsubashi

[hautaaja]

18th-century Japanese tsuba (sword guard) from the Met Online Collection

[the-foolish-ghoulish]

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.

[rastislav-duch-lesa]

Antique Tsuba

[tanuki-kimono]

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

[itsmarjudgelove]

[dieletztepanzerhexe]

tsuba with decoration in the form of swastikas

[arthistoryanimalia]

For #WorldTurtleDay 🐢:

Tsuba with Design of Turtles and Water Okamoto Shigetsune, Chôshû School Japan, early 19th c. iron (decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, nikubori, kebori) 7 x 6.8 x 0.4 cm (2 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in.) The Art Institute of Chicago 11.11583

[monstersandmaw]

One in metal, since we’re on the theme of Excellent Frogs (source)