Photographed here is a beautiful example, a tsuba with fine golden decorations owned by a high-ranking samurai family.
EXIF info:
Nikon Df
Lens: 24-70mm F/2.8G
Focal Length: 70mm
Aperture: F/11
Shutter Speed: 1/60s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 2000Tsuba sword guard
Tsuba is the a hand guard a Japanese sword, with the primary role of protecting the hand. However, during the long period of peace of the Edo period, the swords slowly became expressions of status and the hand guard started to be made as a work of art.
Photographed here is a beautiful example, a tsuba with fine golden decorations owned by a high-ranking samurai family.
Photographed here is a beautiful example, a tsuba with fine golden decorations owned by a high-ranking samurai family.