Tsuba

Tsuba or sword guard of sentoku, with a shakudo plugged kogai hitsu, and a Tartar archer shooting a bird, with a child about to retrieve it on the reverse: Japan, Nara school, by Sugiura Nagaharu Joi, 19th century

Tsuba

Tsuba or sword guard of shibuichi or copper silver alloy backed with sentuko or brass, mokko shape, with a pair of manzai dancers, and an Okina mask: Japan, Hamano School, by Hata Nobuyoshi

Wakizashi

Wakizashi or companion sword, with a single-edged steel blade, a ray skin grip wrapped with silk cord, a red lacquer scabbard, and a kozuka ornamented with a whale in waves: Japan, signed by Yamashiro no Kami Kunishige, 1727