Early 19c Japanese sword KASHIRA FLOWERS

18th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with iron body and gold and silver inlays depicting vines with various leaves and tendrils. Elegant design in Japanese ta

19th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting various flowers among golden foliage. Body of the kashira is shakudo (alloy of copper an

Reserve Reduced! 19th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting various flowers among golden foliage. Body of the kashira is shakudo (a

19th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting various flowers among golden foliage. Body of the kashira is shakudo (alloy of copper an

19th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with relief design of various insects (a grasshopper, a ladybird and a praying mantis) among various flowers. Very well m

Reserve Reduced! Early 19th century Japanese bronze kashira (pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting a Chinese scholar (possibly a sennin) wearing a rich robe, holdi

19th century Edo period iron Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with relief depiction of the Vinegar Tasters - the three founders of China's major religious and philosop

19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting a wild boar running by clumps of bamboo grass. Perfectly captured moment, won

19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with incised poem and multimetal inlays depicting small rocks, young shhots and bush stumps by a winding strea

Reserve Reduced! 19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting a rat among turnips with leaves, all on a finely textured gr

19th century or earlier Japanese sword set of fuchi (bordering piece between the sword guard and the handle) and kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with relief design of a flower

Reserve Reduced! 19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting ayu (sweetfish) swimming among seaweed. The material of the

19th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting Gentoku riding through the waters of the river Dankei on his horse Tokiro while escaping

19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with finely worked chrysanthemums and gilded branch. Made out of shakudo (alloy of copper and gold) with chara

Early 19th century Japanese sword kozuka (sword knife) handle imitating a tsuka (actual Japanese sword handle) with relief decoration of a dragonfly. Excellent design, superb crisp detailing - see fin

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting two groups of boys at play. Superb quality work - see their faces, detailing of clothing and toys. Gold, silver and copper inlays, in excelle

Early 19th century Japanese sword kozuka (sword knife) handle depicting a dragon wrapped around a temple sword with Buddhist thunderbolt handle, all on a punched ground. Excellently designed clever pi

Early 19th century Japanese bronze kozuka (sword knife) handle with relief decoration of a Nio with billowing scarf above his head, all on finely textured ground called nanako, which means “fish

Pair of early 19th century good size Japanese sword menuki each depicting a riding crop - the one with dark patina with abumi (stirrup), the gilded one with a long tailed bird on a wooden bucket. Supe

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki each depicting a pair of cranes wading through a stream with water plants. Elegant design, bronze with gilding and silver inlays, overall in great cond

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting ikebana arrangements containing fruits on branches on bed of wide reeds, all tied with ribbons. Elegant design in Japanese taste, extraordina

Single early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fitting - depicting two galloping horses, one done in brown patina, the other gilded. Elegant design, crisp casting and detailing, some obvious age we

Early 19th century (can be 18th) Japanese iron kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with relief decoration of two turtles in a stream under a tree. Nice work, gilding, obvious sign

18th to early 19th century Japanese sword fuchi (bordering piece between the sword guard and the handle) with relief design of several temple rooftops and overlaid gold details of deciduous trees, pin