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Tsuba with nine-pointed star

Glossary (2)

kozuka, tsuba

  • kozuka

    The handle that holds the small knife called the kogatana.

  • tsuba

    Japanese sword guard.

Location

    • currently in research collection

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  • The A.H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba) by Albert James Koop

    The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)

    Each face covered with grooves, in the main alternately wide and narrow, concentrically arranged in a nine-pointed star form; the five innermost grooves, of which the three next the seppadai are all narrow (as are also the three next the edge), are inlaid with brass.

    Rough signature: Ki or Moku [Japanese text].

    Kozuka hole only, lead-plugged.

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