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Posting daily #Len_en_Project related stuff until false world will come out. Day 160: Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba Tsuba
August 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
bebeneuwirth.bsky.social
Fabulous.
It looks like a second sword is in the backseat; the tsuba is center. . .
priscillapage.bsky.social priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · Feb 26
Toshiro Mifune driving his MG TD on the set of Yojimbo with his sword on the dash
b&w photo of Mifune in his beloved cream '52 MG TD, with his katana/sword visible on the dash. photo is mostly dirt road, with Mifune at the very bottom of the photo in driver's seat.
February 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
eeveearc.bsky.social
Happy Tsuba day!
#Len_en_art
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
hey-japan.com
Tsuba makers often incorporated practical wisdom into their art. Some featured fire safety warnings, depicted Bodhidharma smoking pipes or seasonal imagery. The craft required mastering multiple metalworking techniques including carving, inlay, and patination on iron, bronze, and steel.
Circular tsuba with tanuki design. Iron tsuba depicting a lion amid swirling clouds with gold accent details. Bronze tsuba featuring Ebisu deity with fishing rod and decorative koi fish. Tsuba shaped as Bodhidharma in robes smoking a pipe with fire safety inscription.
August 17, 2025 at 6:17 AM
hey-japan.com
Some tsuba feature udenuki-ana, two small holes representing the sun and moon near the base. These were used for threading leather wrist thongs to prevent dropping the sword in battle. When mounted on a sword, the tsuba maker's signature becomes hidden under metal spacers.
Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Mount Fuji and clouds design, ca. 1615–1868. Sword Guard (Tsuba) with octopus design, ca. 1615–1868. Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Guardian of the Buddha (仁王図鐔) 19th century. Sword Guard (Tsuba) with sage under umbrella design, late 18th century.
August 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
Lobster Tsuba 🦞

Today’s wonderful object is a Japanese tsuba.

The tsuba is a hand guard, placed between the hilt and blade of a Japanese sword. It is intended to protect the hand of the samurai warrior from slipping onto the blade, and also to balance the weight of the sword.
An oval shaped black tuba with a detailed copper lobster clinging around one side. An oval shaped black tuba with a detailed copper lobster clinging around one side.
May 11, 2026 at 7:01 AM
wavy667.bsky.social
Tsuba inkling I've abandoned 😭 (repost)

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October 20, 2024 at 12:46 PM
kaishaku1.bsky.social
Tsuba
June 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
hey-japan.com
During the Edo period (1603-1868), tsuba evolved from purely functional military equipment into sophisticated art objects as prolonged peace reduced their battlefield necessity. Wealthy samurai and merchants commissioned elaborate pieces, leading to distinct regional schools and styles.
Tsuba featuring Daikoku, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, holding a mallet and treasure sack. Tsuba depicting a seated warrior figure with gold inlay details and decorative scrollwork. Tsuba with cherry blossom branch, hanging lantern, and a sparrow in gold and copper overlay. Tsuba showing a temple gate guarded by an oni with a person standing in front of it.
September 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
wrat.bsky.social
These ratty tsuba guard designs absolutely made my day
sword guard with rats rat sword guard
October 9, 2025 at 6:31 AM
omosgtnd56.bsky.social
年内最後❗️
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December 30, 2025 at 7:58 AM
woomysinkbrush.bsky.social
forest witch tsuba that might poison you as a joke

#Len_en_art
May 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
sho-san-000.bsky.social
Chibi tsuba i made a week ago
December 26, 2025 at 9:23 AM
animal-aspects.bsky.social
#WorldOctopusDay 🐙:
2 amazing #octopus tsubas (sword guards) @ the Met - which is your favorite?
#CephalopodAwarenessDays
1-2 tsuba w/ octopus design, Japan, late 18th c. www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
3-4 tsuba w/ octopus design, Japan, c. 1615–1868 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#JapaneseArt
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October 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
lichimochi.com
Una rara tsuba Shibayama con incrustaciones de 'Mille-Fleurs', Japón, período Meiji (1868-1912).
June 1, 2025 at 7:46 AM
hey-japan.com
Tsuba are the circular hand guards found between a Japanese sword's blade and handle. Beyond protection, these discs became canvases for intricate artistic expression during the Edo period. Master craftsmen created detailed scenes featuring landscapes, mythological creatures, and nature motifs.
Tsuba by Murasakibara Toshiyoshi showing deer among autumn grasses with Japanese calligraphy in mixed metal work. 18th-century dark iron tsuba depicting mythological figures including a demon or oni and a cat in relief. 18th-century tsuba with gold landscape design featuring mountains, clouds, and traditional buildings in openwork style. Sword fitting by Ishiguro Masayoshi featuring gold rabbits and horsetail plants against a textured dark background.
August 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
oregonthedm.bsky.social
Part 136 of 200 in historically interesting things to inspire your ttrpg

Tsuba (sword guard) depicting the sea shore, and an octopus on the back. Japan, Edo period, 1768
As described but jewel tones
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
magicalscope.bsky.social
Wave of Radiance
Katana of Light
2024 Huevember work
Katana with a radiant wave of light as it's additional attack and a sun design on the tsuba.
October 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
magicalscope.bsky.social
Stygian Sting
Katana
Owner: mikemondoman

[ #fantasy #item #design #dnd #dndart #homebrew #pathfinder #scorpio #katana #ttrpg #magicalscope ]
Stygian Sting: design of a katana with a dart on a chain hidden inside the grip, activated by a trigger under the tsuba. Can be used to stab and drag enemies back from a distance. The tsuba is adorned with a scorpion.
April 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
hey-japan.com
Tsuba motifs carried symbolic meaning. Bats represented good fortune, as the word for bat (蝠) sounds like the word for fortune (福). Tigers and samurai warriors depicted legendary tales of bravery. Craftsmen used copper and gold inlays to create depth and color contrast on these miniature sculptures.
Late 18th-early 19th century tsuba with persimmon branch motif and nanako texture. 18th century tsuba depicting theatrical figures with gold fan inlay and signature. Edo period tsuba with raised bat design in shakudo on hammered copper ground. 18th century openwork tsuba showing samurai and tiger scene with gold detailing.
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
magicalscope.bsky.social
Winter Moon
Summoned blade katana
Owner: @maid4comics.bsky.social

[ #fantasy #item #design #dnd #dndart #homebrew #pathfinder #katana #moon #winter #ice #magicalscope ]
Katana handle with a moon-themed tsuba and kashira that summons a blade out of ice.
February 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
lichimochi.com
Tsuba (guarda de espada katana). Siglo XVIII, Japón.
November 29, 2024 at 7:12 AM
roger1952.bsky.social
Tsuba (sword guard) with design of snake, Japan, Edo period, mid-19th century, Seki Yoshinori. MFA
This mid-19th century tsuba from the Edo period, crafted by the artisan Seki Yoshinori, is a masterful example of late samurai metalwork. The guard is sculpted into the form of a heavily coiled snake, its muscular body overlapping to create the perimeter of the tsuba while leaving open voids for a balanced, airy composition. The snake's head is positioned prominently at the top right, its smooth scales and alert eye rendered with exceptional realism. The central nakago-ana (blade opening) is set within a flat, oval plate that bears the artist’s signature, providing a sturdy anchor for the fluid, organic form of the reptile.
April 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
bergamax.bsky.social
A Serpent Tsuba 鍔
The tsuba is usually a round guard at the end of the grip of bladed Japanese weapons, like the katana and its variations, tachi, wakizashi, tantō, naginata etc... They contribute to the balance of the weapon and to the protection of the hand.
#art #sword #weapons
May 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
styx-0x.bsky.social
always wanted to doodle tsuba 😖😖
March 24, 2026 at 8:27 PM