Tsuba made from yellow bronze with silver inlaid grid pattern and a large butterfly in high shakudō relief. (1916) by Georg Oeder, from Japanische Stichblätter und Schwertzieraten.

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Tsuba made of iron with a crayfish in high relief; gold details. (1916) by Georg Oeder, from Japanische Stichblätter und Schwertzieraten.

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Daisho tsuba made of iron, with openwork round mussels. Gold inlaid details. (1916) by Georg Oeder, from Japanische Stichblätter und Schwertzieraten.

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Tsuba made from shakudō. Shallow inlays of bicoloured gold and silver with migrating plovers over stylized waves. (1916) by Georg Oeder, from Japanische Stichblätter und Schwertzieraten.

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Tsuba made of iron, braided with yellow and red copper wire and studded with silver and bronze nails. (1916) by Georg Oeder, from Japanische Stichblätter und Schwertzieraten.

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