TSUBA Japanese Antique Samurai Sword Fitting with a SEPPA Edo Period

Offered is a great example of a Japanese Tsuba and one Seppa from the Edo Period. A Tsuba is a kind of Japanese sword mounting and used as a handguard. It was initially equipped with a Japanese sword for practical reasons. It protected its user's hand when he grabbed his sword. Importance became attached to its decorativeness. It had been developed as an essential sword outfit that combines utility and beauty since the Edo Period. The Seppa is a spacer that adds some gold ornamentation. Please look carefully at the photos.