Iron Tanto Tsuba Decorated with Buddhist Temple Motivs Those two Kanji are used

Those two Kanji are used to write "Four Heavenly Kings" who are Buddhist goods

Kogai: 21 cm

Wood core hole: 25 mm x 7 mm

According to Haynes Index he was active around 1800

waves are starting from seppa dai and going towards the rim

Iron Tanto Tsuba Decorated with Buddhist Temple Motivs Those two Kanji are usedIron tanto tsuba. On the front of the tsuba there are two distinctive decorations. The one at the top is onigawara, a roof ornament depicting a head of the demon. They are most often seen on Buddhist temples. At the bottom there is a tile with tomoe. This are more often used to decorate Shinto shrines but we can also see them on Buddhist ones. On the front there is also Paulownia Go San Mon. In the past used by Toyotomi Clan and now by government of