Japanese Edo Gilded Bronze Sword Menuke, Helmet Form

Japan, Edo period, ca. 18th to 19th century. Rare and quite exquisite pair of Japanese sword menuke. These are the decorative elements found under the Ito (hilt wrapping) on Samurai swords of all vari

An uncommon form, sculpted and gilded bronze, a bundled up religious elder seated, hollowed out to cover smoking incense, top hole also foran incense stick. Fine condition with its original early carv

JAPANESE IKIBONA BRONZE USUBATA VASE (ARCHAIC BRONZE FORM) MEIJI/EDO PERIOD, H. 8 1/2" D. 12"

Antique Japanese Edo Period bronze covered censer in the form of a shishi; with elaborate ball; tail is removable; with wood stand; 11 3/4” x 16” x 6” (approx.)

Japanese Art Deco gilded brass mounted bronze lamp in the form of a Toro Lantern with domed cover and silk-lined reticulated globe mounted with a Kamon crest above a turned base mounted on a gilt bras

Japan, ca. Late Edo - Meiji Period. Comprising four Menuke sword fittings and a two-part clasp for a tobacco pouch. Nice details. MEASUREMENTS Length of longest: 2 3/8 inches / 6 cm SHIPPING $20 flat-

Late 19th century bronze vases with leaf form design. Signed underneath. Dimensions: H 9.25" x Dia 4.75" Condition: Wear to finish consistent with age and handling. Surface wear and water corrosion.

Decorated with cranes, mum flowers and a pine tree in high relief. The perforated central boss is in the form of a turtle with its beak touching the beaks of the pair of cranes located in the left sid

East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful iron tsuba, a disc-shaped handguard traditionally employed on Japanese swords, of ovoid form adorned with gilt and silvered decoration a

A FINE JAPANESE PARCEL GILT BRONZE CENSER, EDO/MEIJI PERIOD. Of spherical form, the pierced cover surmounted with a mythical beast and raised on three scroll feet with Kylin mask handles. Height 5 in

Group of four, antique Japanese bronze and iron tsuba (sword guards): bronze circular with stippled texture; squared-form iron with thick fluted edge; undulated oval iron with landscape, sign

African, possibly Benin / Edo people of Nigeria, bronze bell form cast with a myriad of ancestral figures. 6.75" H x 8.5" diameter.

A Japanese Conch Shell Horn, Horugai Edo Period Of large form with bronze mouthpiece. Length 17 inches. C

Antique Japanese samurai gofun figure, Likely Edo-Meiji Period (late 19th c), Japan, enameled metal, brocade fabric, linen, likely depicting Minamoto no Yoshitsun in helmet and armor, with sword, in a

Asia, Japan, early Meiji Period, ca. 1868 to 1900 CE. A bronze vase of simple inverted-pear form, standing on a disc foot, and with a flat disc rim. With raised silver detail, and areas that appear to

With hands in the "knowledge fist" gesture, the hair arranged in a tall topknot and adorned with a crown, and lotus-form base and the back signed.  Height: 14in.   

Antique Japanese Samurai Sword. With Japanese Edo Period Iron Tsuba having relief carving bronze inlay of a tiger in a bamboo forest. 26-3/4" unmarked blade, 33" overall to end of tang. Condition: Fai

Japanese Bronze and Inlaid Metal Brazier, Meiji Period, shaped cylindrical form with two cloud form applied handles, inlaid in gilded bronze with a pair of Shi-shi lions playing with a silvered bronze

Edo Period, for the short sword, wakizashi. Mokko form, iron, 2 ¼” height with a raised rim. Single riobitsu. The front with five raised and engraved detailed mulberry leaves. The mulberr

Ikegobo of the Edo Peoples, Nigeria, lost sand cast bronze, cylindrical form with full length encirclement of warriors on base, guarding the King and his wives seated on top, two guardian leopards in

A WWII vintage Japanese Samurai sword and Army Officer's belt. Steel blade with Gilded Bronze tsuba and wrapped leather handle in a leather covered sheath, adjustable leather belt with Brass buckles a

A Japanese Silver Teapot and Samurai Sword Fittings. Including small silver bulbous form teapot, the cover decorated with a jadeite bead, and eight cast bronze sword fittings in various shapes and siz

**Originally Listed At $500** West Africa, southern Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, Edo people, ca. 20th century CE. A cylindrical arm cuff formed from a cast-bronze sheet that is hammered into form. Both

He is about to take his first swing to protect his people and his honor with his sword pulled over his head and knees bent in preparation. The warrior has on traditional samurai gear from the helmet t