EIGHT IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century (9)

EIGHT IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century The first mokkogata, Heianjo-zogan type, the rim and seppadai connected by 48 radiating spokes, the rim inlaid with wave patterns in brass

ELEVEN TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, the first chiselled, pierced, and with gold overlay as two cockerels; the second chiselled and pierced as two aoi leav

TWELVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century All iron, chiselled and pierced, the first three Nanban (European-influenced) style with intricate openwork, the first octagonal

FOUR IRON TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first and second pierced with intricate key-fret patterning; the third and fourth each formed from 32 overlapping rivett

A SOTEN SCHOOL IRON TSUBA WITH IMMORTALS Signed Soheishi Nyudo Soten seiJapan, late 18th to early 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The iron tsuba of marugata shaped and decorated in sukashi-bori wi

FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first rounded rectangular with a hammered-up edge, iron, gold, silver, and shakudo, depicting on side a rakan riding on a karyobinga b

EIGHT FUCHIGASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first iron, shakudo, and gold, depicting dragons and clouds, signed Katsuryuken gyonen rokujugo Masayoshi

A GOTO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH TIGER, BAMBOO, AND WATERFALL Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The shibuichi tsuba of mokkogata shape, very finely worked in high relief with silver highlig

YASUCHIKA: A FINE NARA SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA WITH NIO By a member of the Tsuchiya Yasuchika school, signed YasuchikaJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The octagonal sentoku tsuba finely worked

THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to mid-19th century All shakudo, the first ovoid, finely cut in itozukashi ('thread-piercing') technique with sayagata (key-fret) patterns, the r

A SHIBUICHI AND GOLD TSUBAJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of maru-gata shape, with two hitsu, worked in fine takazogan with rich gold, depicting a plum tree and a samurai's baton (saih

A BLACK-LACQUER NERIKAWA SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HARAMAKI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The kawari kabuto of momonari (peach) form of lacquered leather with an iron visor, the wide five-la

A Japanese Two Panel Folding Screen of Bears Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century, ink, colors and gilt on paper, two panel folding screen byobu, featuring a family of bears, mother together with her

Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century, two oban prints from a triptych set depicting "The Tale of Genji" in an Edo period setting, published by Iseya-Rihei, framed under glass in gilded faux bamboo fra

A KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) FOR A DAISHO (MATCHING LONG AND SHORT SWORD) Edo period (1615-1868), mid 19th century with some earlier components The saya (scabbards) finished in an irregular mosaic of greeni

ARTIST UNKNOWN, TOSA SCHOOL Four Paintings of Scenes from Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th Century Painted in ink, colours, and gold on paper within bands of gold

Two Japanese Iron Tsuba EDO PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY the first of rounded, rectangular form, inlaid in gold and silver depicting a seated fisher man holding a large fish and a fishing rod underneath

Utagawa Kunisada (1786?1865, Japan). 19th century, Edo period (1615?1868) Japanese woodblock depicting a Kubuki scene, title "Actor as Master of Sagamiya (Sagamiya teishu)". Sight size: 13.25"h x 9.25

Utagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active c. 1850-1870). Battle Scene Triptych. Ukiyo-e woodblock print in color. c. Late 19th C., Edo period (1615-1868). Paper: 36 cm x 24 1/2 cm ea. Set of three prints di

A LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH MONS Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form, the roiro ground finely decorated with gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji with leafy scrolling

A LACQUER KOGO (INCENSE BOX) AND COVER WITH FANS DEPICTING THE SHOCHIKUBAI Japan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of square form with rounded corners, the mura-nashiji ground finely decorated

A Japanese Iron Shakudo Tsuba with Insects and FloraEdo period (1615-1868), an iron mokko shaped shakudo tsuba (sword guard) used to protect the hands from sliding onto the bade of a Japanese sword, l

A LACQUERED LIGHT WOOD THREE-CASE INRO WITH CHRYSANTHEMUM AND PEONY Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of upright, rounded rectangular form, the light wood ground neatly decorated in gold, sil

A SILVER OJIME OF A RAKAN ON A LION Silver ojime Japan 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) A small ojime depicting the rakan (the Japanese word for arhat, one who has achieved nirvana) known as Shuba