The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)
An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.
Founded possibly by Kiami Kanenobu, who may have been a pupil of the Hōan, this school worked at Hiroshima, the capital of Aki province, and made perforated iron guards of bold design, often with gold or silver overlay for the details. They were probably influenced by the earlier masters of the Chōshū and Kinai schools. The signature is often merely Kiami [Japanese text].
Round tsuba with chrysanthemum leaves and mon made from kiri, or paulownia leaves (EAX.10748)
Round tsuba depicting old Chinese coins among mokkō shapes and scrolls (EAX.10749)
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