Custom works – Page 2 – Roman Urban -Tosogu.Cz

Eggplant and pepper fuchigashira.

SOLD Seemengly just vegetable but it is more behind them. I asked my Japanese friend a netsuke carver Shikamasa to explain more the motif and here are his words: The eggplants are so popular motive for sword fitting. A eggplatnt/茄子 itself is one of engimono/lucky items, as its pronounceation “nasu”…

Silver efu tachi set…still in progress.

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Shitogi tsuba.

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A mukade tsuba for casting.

The tsuba is made as a casting model for Bugei Trading Company for their new sword line. There will follow other fittings yet. The set is dedicated to famous Takeda family which used except others signs also centipede on their banners. In adition mukade was very popular creature among samurais. It…

Shakudo tiger and bamboo fuchi kashira.

Materials: Shakudo, copper, fine silver, gold, fine gold. Kashira is a copy of a museum piece. …

Shakudo tsuba.

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Bishamonten tsuba.

The tsuba depicts Bishamonten, one of the four heavenly kings, guardian of the North. The tsuba was made from Arizona sand iron made by my talented friend Scott Irey. Other materials are shakudo, copper, fine silver and various gold. The tsuba was forged to concave shape, which means is the…

Replica of copper fittings for an unusual koshirae.

On the last San Francisco Tken Kai I was asked to make replica of antique copper fittings from a very unusual koshirae. All is very large including signed blade. For example lenght of a koiguchi is 53mm. This sword was probably used for practising of a specific swordsmanship school. …