Ume Sukashi Tsuba 梅樹透鐔Tsuba (Sword Guard) UmeHand Polished Openwork Iron Plum Blossom Motif with Black Patina Finish The Ume () tsuba is an openwork iron guard (sukashi tsuba) adorned with delicately forged plum blossoms and branches a timeless motif symbolizing endurance, purity, and the quiet beauty of early spring. The circular composition features gracefully flowing lines and balanced negative spaces, creating an impression of natures renewal captured in steel. Each

The openwork design features elegantly flowing lines that evoke wind-blown pampas grass

plain surface

Elegant and contemplative

and blue that shifts with the light

visual harmony

mirroring the divine protectors seen on the tsuba

Handcrafted Kin Ryūhen Raden Lacquered Saya with Natural Horn Fittings｜Koshirae-Grade Finish

The tsuka (柄) is wrapped in black ito over natural white samegawa (鮫皮)

while a softly flowing notare hamon (湾れ刃文) emerges through traditional clay tempering (覆土焼入れ)

A wine-red sageo（赤銅色下緒） is tied in traditional style

and kojiri（鐺） are reinforced with water buffalo horn（牛角）

Minimalist Double-Ring Guard for Practical Use