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A Japanese wari-kōgai

Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.

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Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

Large example with gold and silver overlay.

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Converted Chinese guard

A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.

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Unusual dragon gate guard

Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

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"South China Sea Guard"

Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

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An Edo period kankyûtô

A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

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Peony karakusa tsuba

Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.

€350,-
Classic Choshu ship tsuba

The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.

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Ono school ship tsuba

Description A classic Japanese ship tsuba with a motif called “kazeh

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Sawasa style iron guard

Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

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Chinese javelin head

Description At first sight, this may look like a miniature version of a standard Qing s

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Antique Chinese spearhead 2

Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

€375,-
Japanese tsuba in Canton style

Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.

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Antique Chinese spearhead 3

Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

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Eight-lobed openwork tsuba

Description A fairly unusual piece, of eight-lobed design.

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Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

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Signed nakago kozuka

A by-knife for a Japanese sword, with a hilt shaped like a sword tang.

€400,-
Antique Chinese spearhead

Of classic shape, with a leaf-shaped blade on a socket, connected by a cast bronze base.

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Daruma tsuba

A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.

€420,-
Rooster fight kozuka

Executed in gold and silver on a shakudō nanako base, with golden back.

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A nanban tsuba

A rather good example of a Japanese-made nanban tsuba.

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A nanban tsuba with Christian orb

A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.

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Ming style spearhead

A heavy, well-made piece that was probably a military issue.

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Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro

Its outer surface is decorated with interlocking swastikas and family crests.

€460,-
Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.

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Qing piandao polearm

Of a style that fell out of use with the fall of the Qing.

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Signed nanban style ship tsuba

Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.

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Wavy Chinese spearhead

Of a rarer form, often used for ceremonial pole-arms.

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Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu

A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.

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Cast iron compass rose guard

A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.

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Chinese crescent spearhead

A robust and heavy example, crafted with care.

€750,-
Chinese export sword guard

An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

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Chinese tiger fork

One of the classic weapons in Chinese martial arts.

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"Love of Lotus" Korean guard

Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty

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Ezo style tsuba

Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount

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Asian Export sword guard

Private collection. Not for sale.

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Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script

A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.

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A Japanese nanban style tsuba

Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w

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Fine Kinai dragon tsuba

Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.

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Chinese yanyuedao

One of the most iconic of Chinese weapons, commonly known as "Guandao"

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Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki

A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.

€1200,-
Ainu sword hilt

Made of wood, with a silver ornamental fitting of remarkable workmanship.

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Pōdāo with dragon tūnkǒu

With a large iron guard and hard wooden shaft.

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Qing openwork saber guard

A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.

€1500,-
Three wise monkeys tsuba

Japanese sword guard depicting three wise monkeys conveying the message see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.

€1500,-
A Korean sword guard

Adjusted for use on a Japanese sword.

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Southern Chinese yǎnyuèdāo

A large and impressive blade, its pole cut-down.

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Yagami school nanban tsuba

The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron, known for their 1000 monkey designs.

€1800,-
Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba

Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.

€1800,-
Chinese lòukōng sword guard

The archetypical Chinese sword guard that gave rise to the Japanese genre of "nanban tsuba".

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House of Aviz tsuba

A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.

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An interesting Japanese yari

Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

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