NihontoWatchNihontoWatchTetsu-ji maru-gata nikubori jisukashi kaku-mimi kogai-ana shakudo-ume A large sail catching the wind in rough waves is called a "fuho," and this work is said to be the true essence of Yagyu tsuba, depicting the secret techniques of strategy by likening the momentum of the sail to martial arts. Yagyu tsuba, said to have been commissioned by the fourth generation of the Owari Yagyu, Yagyu Renyasai, are said to have been born from foundations made by Owari tsuba-ko such as Yamakichibei, which Renyasai himself then rusted and finished with yakite-shiage. The design is said to be the work of Kano Tsunenobu, and it remains recorded in the "Yagyu Renya Shikomi Tsuba Zufu." In a dedicated kokutan tsuba box
Certificate reading — 無銘（柳生）
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Iron-tsuba · Owari
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