Clouds over the Rising Waves Tsuba 雲湧波生 Katana The fuchi and kashira (縁頭)

The fuchi and kashira (縁頭) are brass with a blackened patina (煮黒仕上げ)

The saya（鞘） features brown-gold nashiji lacquer（茶金梨地塗 / Nashiji-nuri）

symmetrical diamonds and a firm

Tsuba (Handguard 鍔): Maru-gata (丸形) tsuba made of steel (鋼)

Clouds over the Rising Waves Tsuba 雲湧波生 Katana The fuchi and kashira (縁頭)Tsuba (Sword Guard) Clouds over the Rising WavesBrass Katakiribori Ishime ji This tsuba is expertly crafted from brass, featuring an elegant motif of auspicious clouds and dynamic ocean wavessymbolizing the arrival of good fortune and the surge of strength. The design employs the Katakiribori technique, in which single sided slanted grooves are carved with precision chisels, creating bold outlines that catch and reflect light, giving the clouds and