Sold202319c Japanese sword FUCHI temple rooftops18th 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, pinSee Sold Price
Sold202019c Japanese sword FUCHI KASHIRA19th 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 flowerSee Sold Price
Sold202419c Japanese sword KOZUKA DRAGON & temple sword by SAKATAME MITSUTOSHI19th 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 See Sold Price
Sold202219c Japanese sword KOZUKA NIO Temple Guardian signedEarly 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 “fishSee Sold Price
Sold201819c Japanese sword KOZUKA DRAGON on temple sword byEarly 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 piSee Sold Price
Sold202019c shakudo Japanese sword KOZUKA bird moon temple19th century Japanese kozuka (sword knife) handle with multimetal inlays depicting a night scene of crescent moon with a bird in flight by a stone temple lantern and a stream. The body is made out ofSee Sold Price
Sold202219c shakudo Japanese sword KOZUKA bird moon temple lantern19th century Japanese kozuka (sword knife) handle with multimetal inlays depicting a night scene of crescent moon with a bird in flight by a stone temple lantern and a stream. The body is made out ofSee Sold Price
Sold2018Japanese Shin Shinto Samurai Sword - SignedSuguha temple line, 28" cutting edge, 37" whole length, shakudo fuchi and kashira with original lacquer sayaSee Sold Price
Sold201819c Japanese sword fitting DRAGONFLY signedEarly 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 finSee Sold Price
Sold202019c Japanese sword KOZUKA sarumawashi & MONKEY SAMBASOOne 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 danceSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pair 19c Japanese sword MENUKI boys at playPair 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 excelleSee Sold Price
Sold202219c Japanese sword KOZUKA gourds & butterflies19th 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 teSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pair 19c Japanese sword MENUKI KANZAN JITTOKU landscapePair of 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting: 1. Kanzan and Jittoku reading an open scroll, with Jittoku’s broom on the ground behind them. 2. A landscape in scholar’s taste withSee Sold Price
Sold202019c Japanese sword KOZUKA LOBSTER & fishing gear19th century Japanese kozuka (sword knife) handle depicting a lobster and some fishing implements including a straw raincoat and a woven ring. Superb crisp work - see the fine textures of the crustaceSee Sold Price
Sold202119c Japanese sword KASHIRA BUDDHA, CONFUCIUS, LAO-TZE19th 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 philosopSee Sold Price
Sold201919c Japanese sword kashira SENNIN Chinese scholarReserve 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, holdiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pair 19c Japanese sword MENUKI riding cropsPair 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. SupeSee Sold Price
Sold2023Single 19c Japanese sword MENUKI Goto School LEOPARD & DRAGONRare single 19th century Goto School menuki (Japanese sword fitting) depicting a dragon and a leopard. Leopards are very rare in Japanese art, and the face of this one looks more like that of a tigerSee Sold Price
Sold201919c Japanese sword fitting KASHIRA insects & flowers19th 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 mSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pair 19c Japanese sword MENUKI CRANES in streamPair 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 condSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pair 19c Japanese sword MENUKI IKEBANA arrangementsPair 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, extraordinaSee Sold Price
Sold201919c Japanese sword sentoku KASHIRA FISH & seaweedReserve 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 theSee Sold Price
Sold201919c Japanese sword fitting KASHIRA GENTOKU on horse19th 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 escapingSee Sold Price
Sold201819c Japanese sword KASHIRA running wild BOAR19th 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, wonSee Sold Price
May 12TopwellsA Rare Early 20th Century Japanese Long Temple Shrine Massive Samurai Buddist Sword in Shirasaya$1,600(2 bids)
May 11Fair Sales Auction House Japanese Katana Samurai Sword With Scabbard/ 25 Inches Long$40(2 bids)