An iron tsuba in sukashi openwork, decorated with leaves picked out in gold highlights and signed Moto Yuki. It is katana size, carries a kao, and the hitsu-ana openings are lined in shakudo. The guard comes boxed and is sold used.

A signed iron guard with a kao is the kind of piece a Delaware collector can research by maker, and the sukashi leaf pattern with gold accents gives it visual interest from either side. Katana sizing means it can be fitted to a full-length sword rather than only displayed, while the shakudo-lined hitsu-ana are a refinement worth noting when comparing it with plainer iron guards. The box keeps it protected between viewings and makes it easy to store with other fittings in the same collection.

Key features

• Iron sukashi tsuba with leaf design
• Gold highlights
• Signed Moto Yuki with kao
• Katana size; shakudo hitsu-ana
• Boxed

It ships to your door in Delaware; no FFL is involved for a sword guard.