19c Japanese sword KASHIRA PALACE with pine & cherry

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

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 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

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 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

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 relief design of various insects (a grasshopper, a ladybird and a praying mantis) among various flowers. Very well m

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

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

Single 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting a horse wearing rich trappings and standing under a wide pine tree. Elegant design in Japanese taste, excellent work with superb detailing, bronze w

Single 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting three gnarled pines. Elegant design in Japanese taste, beautiful detailing, bronze with brown patina, in great condition. Length 1 3/4 inches. Shipp

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

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

One 19th century Japanese kozuka (sword knife) handle with low relief decoration of sarumawashi - a traveling monkey trainer - on the front, and the back with incised monkey dressed as a Sambaso dance

19th century Japanese bronze kozuka (sword knife) handle depicting a dragon wrapped around a temple sword with Buddhist thunderbolt handle, all on finely textured ground called nanako, which means &#8

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

19th century Japanese kozuka (sword knife) handle with multimetal inlays depicting butterflies in flight among vines with leaves and double gourds. Excellent crisp work, beautifully textured ground te