Two Japanese Cast Iron 'Landscape' Tsubas, Edo period

Two Japanese Iron Tsuba, Edo Period, 19th centuryMarks: Multi-character marks3-1/4 inc

Two Japanese Iron Tsuba EDO PERIOD, 18TH-19TH CENTURY the first of rounded, rectangular form, inlaid in gold and silver depicting a seated fisher man holding a large fish and a fishing rod underneath

Two Iron Tsuba EDO PERIOD (1600-1868) each of almost circular form, the first a mixed-metal inlaid example, signed tadatsugu, 忠次; the second with reticulated decoration, signed Masatsune

Japanese iron tsuba by Soheishi, mid-Edo period, depicting two figures in gilt, silver and copper, signed 'Soheishi Nyudo Soten' one side, 'Goshu Hikone ju' (resides in Goshu-current Shiga prefecture)

THREE MIXED METAL-INLAID TSUBAS Japan, Edo period, two of iron and one of bronze, one oval, decorated with a tree with a bird; one mokko-form, with shibuichi floral design along edges; and one oval, w

Two Japanese Mixed Metal Inlaid Tsuba EDO PERIOD, 18TH/19TH CENTURY the first an iron example, of rectangular form, inlaid in gold and bronze showing leafy vines and a spider web, signed; the second a

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

Japan, ca. late Edo - Meiji Period. Larger example of mixed metal depicting a samurai, the reverse with prunus tree and waves (now embedded in wooden display disk). Second example of iron with openwor

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

Edo Period, 1603-1868 Circular iron, 2 3/8 diameter for wakizashi, the short sword. Single riobitsu. The field boldly chiseled in aquatic foliage both sides with brass pique accents (two piques lackin

Title: Iron tsuba with design of scholar and attendant in landscape by Kaneie school. Date/Period: Edo period, 19th century Dimension: Height: 91.9 mm; Width: 85.6 mm; Thickness: 3.4 mm; Weight: 169 g

Two Japanese Cast Iron Tsuba 19TH CENTURY each of circular form, the first cast with a sinuous dragon, the second chiseled with a bull underneath flowering prunus trees, both unsigned. Length of large

One possibly later; of various forms and decorations, all unsigned (H: 3 1/2 in. (largest)) PROVENANCE: Property from a private collection, New York

Of various forms and decorations, one signed Yamashiro Koku/Kuni Fushimi Kaneie/Kanaya (H: 3 1/2 in. (largest)) PROVENANCE: Property from a private collection, New York

Of various forms and decorations, all unsigned (H: 3 1/4 in (largest)) PROVENANCE: Property from a private collection, New York

Japanese, Edo Period (1603-1868). A group of 3 iron kyo-sukashi (openwork) tsubas comprising one of naga maru gata form with maru mimi (rim) and central nakago-ana flanked to left by rounded kôzuka-b

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 brass

A Japanese parcel-gilt iron "Dragon" tsubaedo period. Depicting a gilded three-clawed dragon in low relief to one side, its tail protruding from the other. H: 2 3/4, W: 2 1/2 in.

Antique Japanese Samurai Sword. With Japanese Edo Period Iron Tsuba having relief carving bronze inlay of a tiger in a bamboo forest. 26-3/4" unmarked blade, 33" overall to end of tang. Condition: Fai

Japanese sword, wakizashi, shinto (1596-1780), gunome midare hamon, mumei, ubu-nakago, iron tsuba from Edo period with gilt inlay, the blade is older than tsuba, blade length: approx. 20"l, overall (i

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

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

East 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 incised

Two Japanese Hanging Scrolls of Court Nobles in LandscapeEdo period (1615-1868), ink and colors on silk, two kakemono hanging scrolls, depicted court noble figures dressed in Heian period style, engag