18c Japanese sword TSUBA bird & bamboo

Reserve Reduced! Late 18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword iron tsuba with pierced decoration of Chorio reaching for a shoe among cresting waves observed by a fierce dragon, 2 sides presenti

18th century Japanese sword iron tsuba with inlaid and decoration depicting Fukurokuju (one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, usually associated with long and happy life) wearing richly decorated rob

18th century Japanese sword iron tsuba with silver and copper inlays depicting cherry blossoms, flower buds, pine needles, leaves and mushrooms with stems. Excellent piece, delicate design in Japanese

18th century good size Japanese sword iron tsuba with raised and inlaid decoration of Shoki the Demon Queller looking through a round window at a terrified oni (mischievous little demon) hiding under

Late 18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba with multimetal inlays depicting Urashima Taro seated on a beach, an open box in front of him, the back showing his fishing rod and a woven ba

Late 18th to early 19th century Japanese sword iron tsuba depicting in medium relief a dragon in flight with its face and parts of the body showing through breaks in the swirling clouds, design contin

18th century Japanese sword iron tsuba depicting a puppy playfully crouching by flowers and blades of grass as it watches a butterfly above it. Nice composition with well captured attitude, wonderful

Late 18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba with multimetal inlays depicting the greatest Japanese general Toyotomi Hideyoshi seated under a pine tree as two South Sea Islanders kowtow i

18th century Japanese sword iron sukashi tsuba with pierced decoration of six abalone shells, 2 sides presenting back and front views. Great design in Japanese taste, wonderfully rendered shell struct

18th century Japanese sword iron sukashi tsuba with pierced decoration of six abalone shells, 2 sides presenting back and front views. Great design in Japanese taste, wonderfully rendered shell struct

18th century or earlier iron Japanese sword tsuba with decoration of paulownia leaves and flowers. Paulownia (kiri) is considered to be a Princess tree in Japan and was featured in the crest of the To

18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba for tanto with design of an acorn on a branch with leaf. Elegant design in Japanese taste, the leaf is inlaid copper, gilding, very good detailing.

Japanese Sword, the 27" blade with a tsuba, appearing as copper, approx. 3" x 3.75" depicting at the handle or tsuka side appearing as a duck and rooster and foliage, at the blade side foliage, each s

Japanese tsuba sword guard with gilt and silvered depictions of birds and floral branches. Measures 2 7/8" (7.3cm) length.

19th century or earlier signed sentoku (copper alloy with zinc, lead and tin) floriform Japanese sword tsuba inlaid in various metals with an owl seated on one of the rice sheafs by bamboo grass and u

Antique Japanese Samurai Sword Guard (TSUBA)-Man with Sword in Forest,Gold & Silver leaves,Flowers. 3 inches. Imagery shows a man sitting with his sword surrounded by flowers and bamboo leaves. 1900s.

Antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword guard); of circular shape, in sukashi (openwork silhouette) design of bamboo leaves and stalks; unsigned, by Fukunobu Kamiyoshi; D: 3"; with NBTH

Group of four, large and antique, Japanese iron tsuba (sword hand guard), each of nicely-cast bird motif, and with some mixed-metal details: lobed form with duck flying over chrysanthemums; sq

A Japanese Wkizashi sword, 19th C,curved sword in its sheath. Openwork on the Tsuba decorated with bird and flower, textured blade collar, curved edge signed by the artist in the end of blade. in a ni

Two elaborately cast and antique, Japanese iron tsuba (sword hand guard), each of lobed form, with mixed-metal inlay designs: one with bamboo leaf design to both sides; the other a single deli

Group of five, small and antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword guards), all probably for a tanto, with some soft metal inlays: bird on branch; branch with butterfly; foliage; two with rockery and

Two antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword hand guard); each of lobed form and with design of a tiger, with gilt inlay detailings: oval with a seated tiger amid bamboo; the squared one of a snarli

Group of four, antique Japanese iron tsuba (sword hand guard), each oval circular form, with some slight gilt detailing: large of coin motif; with incised dragon and phoenix; stylized bird and

3 Japanese swords. 1) Sword with thick leather scabbard, sharkskin grip, iron tsuba with gold highlights of bamboo/plants. 2) Short sword with decorated wooden scabbard, iron tsuba with gold highlight