SoldTWELVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century (12)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 octagonalSee Sold Price
SoldELEVEN TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century (11)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 leavSee Sold Price
SoldFOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century (8)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 bSee Sold Price
SoldTHREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to mid-19th 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 rSee Sold Price
SoldFOUR IRON TSUBA (SWORD GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th century (4)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 rivettSee Sold Price
SoldEIGHT IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century (9)EIGHT IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th century The first mokkogata, Heianjo-zogan type, the rim and seppadai connected by 48 radiating spokes, the rim inlaid with wave patterns in brassSee Sold Price
SoldJapanese Edo Period Iron / Brass Tsuba - Kikyo PatternEast Asia, Japan, late Edo Period, ca. early 19th century CE. A fine example of an iron tsuba, the hand guard from a traditional Japanese sword like a katana or wakizashi. The tsuba has deeply incisedSee Sold Price
SoldA SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH TIGER, BAMBOO, & WATERFALLA GOTO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH TIGER, BAMBOO, AND WATERFALL Japan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The shibuichi tsuba of mokkogata shape, very finely worked in high relief with silver highligSee Sold Price
SoldA SOTEN SCHOOL IRON TSUBA WITH IMMORTALSA 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 wiSee Sold Price
SoldYASUCHIKA: A NARA SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA WITH NIOYASUCHIKA: A FINE NARA SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA WITH NIO By a member of the Tsuchiya Yasuchika school, signed YasuchikaJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The octagonal sentoku tsuba finely workedSee Sold Price
SoldA SHIBUICHI AND GOLD TSUBAA 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 (saihSee Sold Price
SoldA FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A KEMARI PLAYERA FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF A KEMARI PLAYER UnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The courtier standing with one foot slightly raised balancing a kemari ball, his left hand is enveloped in itsSee Sold Price
SoldA WOOD NETSUKE OF A TENGU STIRRING MISOA WOOD NETSUKE OF A TENGU STIRRING MISO UnsignedJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)A wood netsuke of a tengu holding his amusingly long nose in both hands to stir miso in a bowl held between hSee Sold Price
SoldJapanese Edo Gilt Iron Tsuba w/ Fan Design**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 JSee Sold Price
18th C. Japanese Edo Tsuba, Signed TomotsuguEast 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 sSee Sold Price
SoldJapanese Edo Iron & Brass Tsuba w/ Horse Riding Motifs**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 trSee Sold Price
SoldA Japanese Iron Tsuba with Gold and Silver Asagao DecorationA 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 ofSee Sold Price
SoldA Japanese Iron Shakudo Tsuba with Insects and FloraA 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, lSee Sold Price
Sold19TH C. UTAGAWA KUNISADA KABUKI WOODBLOCK PRINTUtagawa Kunisada (1786?1865, Japan). 19th century, Edo period (1615?1868) Japanese woodblock depicting a Kubuki scene, title "Actor as Master of Sagamiya (Sagamiya teishu)". Sight size: 13.25"h x 9.25See Sold Price
SoldUtagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, 19th C.), TriptychUtagawa Yoshikazu (Japanese, active c. 1850-1870). Battle Scene Triptych. Ukiyo-e woodblock print in color. c. Late 19th C., Edo period (1615-1868). Paper: 36 cm x 24 1/2 cm ea. Set of three prints diSee Sold Price
SoldANONYMOUS Cranes with Prunus Blossoms Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryANONYMOUS Cranes with Prunus Blossoms Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A two-panel folding screen, ink, colors, gofun (calcified crushed oyster-shell gesso), and gold on paper within a double silkSee Sold Price
SoldANONYMOUS Plovers Flying around a Bridge Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century (2)ANONYMOUS Plovers Flying around a Bridge Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century A pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, colors, gofun (calcified crushed shell), gold, and gold foil on paper; depictingSee Sold Price
SoldA BLACK-LACQUER NERIKAWA SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HARAMAKI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryA BLACK-LACQUER NERIKAWA SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A HARAMAKI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The kawari kabuto of momonari (peach) form of lacquered leather with an iron visor, the wide five-laSee Sold Price
SoldKonishi Hirosada 19th c. Japanese Woodblock Osaka SchoolRole - Okabe Rokuyata. Signed. Konishi Hirosada was the most prolific Osaka-based designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints during the late Edo period of the 19th century. Measures 15" x 12" includSee Sold Price
KOKYO: A FINE SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH FLYING FISH (TOBIUO) AMONG TURBULENT WAVES€2,4001 day LeftGalerie Zacke
OTSURYUKEN MIBOKU: A SUPERB HAMANO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH DEER AND PINE€2,4001 day LeftGalerie Zacke
ITO MITSUTOSHI: A FINE IRON SUKASHI TSUBA DEPICTING DESCENDING GEESE FLYING AT NIGHT€8001 day LeftGalerie Zacke
ANONYMOUS, TOSA SCHOOL An Album of 12 Genji Paintings and Calligraphies Edo period (1615-1868), ...£2,000(1 bid)94 Lots AwayBonhams
A GOLD-LACQUER FOUR-CASE INRO Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-/late 19th c...£1,200177 Lots AwayBonhams