THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century (3)

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

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

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

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

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 SET OF MENUKI (MATCHED HILT GRIPS) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Each of gold, modelled and chiselled as a running hare, the fur minutely worked, one signed with a kao (cursiv

A SET OF MENUKI (MATCHED HILT GRIPS) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century Each of gold, modelled and chiselled as a bunch of ayame (irises) wrapped in a silk cloth for a summer iris fe

Circular, just under 3" diameter for the long sword, katana. Heavy iron plate, with two riobitsu. Stable dark patina with spotty oxidation.

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

**Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th century CE. A lovely forged-iron tsuba of the maru gata type, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally placed between the blade and h

ANONYMOUS Suigetsu Kannon (Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century A hanging scroll brushed in ink on paper, depicting one of the thirty-three forms of the compassionate

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fabulous forged-iron maru-gata (round) tsuba, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally employed on Japanese swords featuring the s

**Originally Listed At $450** East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fabulous forged-iron maru-gata (round) tsuba, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally employed on J

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

**Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century. A beautiful forged-iron Yotsu-Mokkou (4 Mokkou) shaped tsuba, a protective and decorative hand guard tr

A Japanese Iron Tsuba with Gold and Silver Asagao Decoration Edo period (1615-1868), an iron maru shaped shakudo mixed metal tsuba (sword guard) used to protect the hands from sliding onto the bade of

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

AN UMOREGI NETSUKE OF A RAT Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century The rat twisting left, grasping the base of its tail; unsigned. 3.7cm x 2.1cm (1 7/16in x 13/16in). Footnotes: Provenan

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

ANONYMOUS (18TH-19TH CENTURY) Flock of Cranes Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century A six-panel folding screen in ink, color, and gold on paper depicting a flock of 17 cranes standing on the shore

THIRTEEN KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century All chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, or shibuichi, the first four copper; the first with a flying crane and

KUBO SHUNMAN (1757-1820) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/early 19th century A surimono depicting an ise-ebi (Japanese spiny lobster), two hamayumi (ceremonial miniature bows) with arrows in a stand, and

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

THREE FUCHI (HILT COLLARS) AND SIX FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century The first fuchi shakudo nanako and gold, with tigers and a cub crossing a river