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An unpublished catalogue of the A. H. Church collection of Japanese sword-guards (tsuba) by Albert James Koop.
Yamagane is the name for a coarse variety of bronze, a material which was sometimes used for guards concurrently with iron from an early date. Examples are not common, but large numbers may have disappeared by way of the melting—pot, or as the victims of accidental fires.
Round tsuba with flowers and a conch shell (EAX.10182)
Mokkō-shaped tsuba with chrysanthemums and inome, or heart-shapes (EAX.10183)
Tsuba with a dragon amid clouds (EAX.10184)
Lobed tsuba with florets (EAX.10185)
Tsuba depicting Yebisu and Daikoku, gods of luck (EAX.10186)
Mokkō-shaped tsuba with cruciform shape and key pattern (EAX.10187)
Tsuba with coiled dragons and stars (EAX.10188)
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