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  • Wari kogai logo

    A Japanese wari-kōgai

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

    Sold
  • Chysanthemum tsuba

    Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

    Large example with gold and silver overlay.

    Sold
  • Chinese guard logo

    Converted Chinese guard

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

    Sold
  • Japanese uchidashi armor plate logo

    Japanese steel plate

    Worked in repousse, possibly once part of an ornamental piece of armor.

    Sold
  • Dragon gate guard logo

    Unusual dragon gate guard

    Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

    Sold
  • Ship tsuba

    Classic Choshu ship tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Ono school ship tsuba

    Ono school ship tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Kankyuto logo

    An Edo period kankyûtô

    A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

    Sold
  • Sawasa style guard logo

    Sawasa style iron guard

    Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

    €350,-
  • Peony karakusa tsuba

    Peony karakusa tsuba

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

    €350,-
  • Asian Export Tsuba

    Eight-lobed openwork tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Canton tsuba

    Japanese tsuba in Canton style

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

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  • Kiyou Toujin tsuba

    Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

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

    €400,-
  • Daruma tsuba logo

    Daruma tsuba

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

    €420,-
  • Rooster fight kozuka logo

    Rooster fight kozuka

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

    Sold
  • Japanese nanban tsuba

    A nanban tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Nanban tsuba with christian orb

    A nanban tsuba with Christian orb

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

    Sold
  • Nakago kozuka logo

    Signed nakago kozuka

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

    €450,-
  • Kunihiro wan-gata tsuba

    Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro

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

    €460,-
  • Tetsugendo Seiryuken Eiji tsuba

    Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Nanban style ship tsuba signed Hishu Kanesada logo

    Signed nanban style ship tsuba

    Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.

    Sold
  • Nanban steel tsuba

    Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu

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

    Sold
  • Asian export sword guard

    Chinese export sword guard

    An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

    Sold
  • Chinese encyclopedia

    Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Chinese, 1719

    Description A Japanese volume from the 唐土訓蒙圖彚 or "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Things Ch

    Sold
  • Ezo style tsuba

    Ezo style tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Asian export sword guard logo

    Asian Export sword guard

    Private collection. Not for sale.

    Gallery
  • Japanese tsuba

    A Japanese nanban style tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Hisayuki fuchi kashira

    Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki

    A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.

    €1200,-
  • Kinai tsuba logo

    Fine Kinai dragon tsuba

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

    Sold
  • A Japanese kusarigama

    A Japanese kusarigama

    The Japanese kusarigama is a variation of the gama, a scythe-like weapon that

    Sold
  • Ainu sword hilt logo

    Ainu sword hilt

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

    Sold
  • Chinese pierced sword guard logo

    Qing openwork saber guard

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

    €1500,-
  • Japanese mail kusari zukin

    Kusari katabira zukin

    Japanese mail set, with small ring vest and coif sewn to a thick cotton undergarment.

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  • Handachi wakizashi

    Handachi mounted wakizashi

    With Nanban-style guard and kozuka. Signed Fujiwara Hisayoshi.

    Sold
  • Burmese hilted wakizashi in Indian scabbard logo

    Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

    An unusual cross-cultural mix, blending Burmese, Japanese and Indian parts.

    Sold
  • Aviz tsuba

    House of Aviz tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Yari logo

    An interesting Japanese yari

    Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

    Sold
  • Mitsuhiro yari logo

    Yari with kusabi-hi

    Large Japanese spearhead with red lacquered zig-zag groove. Signed Mitsuhiro.

    €2700,-
  • Winged dragon tsuba

    Winged dragon tsuba

    A fine and unusually large tsuba. Attributed to Hizen by the NBTHK.

    €2800,-
  • Jumonji yari

    Jūmonji yari (hozon)

    A fine cross-shaped yari made by Enju Nobakatsu, with NBTHK Hozon papers.

    Sold
  • Nanban kozuka

    A nanban kozuka / kogatana

    Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.

    Sold
  • Otateage suneate with Dutch goudleer logo

    Suneate with Dutch leather

    A pair of Samurai shin protectors finished with Dutch "goudleer".

    €3600,-
  • Ainu sword logo

    Ainu sword in Japanese polish

    Exceedingly rare Ainu sword. Comes in an old Japanese collection box.

    Gallery
  • Sukesada

    Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523

    With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.

    Sold
  • Momoyama kabuto

    Golden kabuto with iron menpo

    A striking battle helmet from the Momoyama period of 1568-1600 A.D.

    Sold
  • Nanban kogai and kozuka called futakoromono

    Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)

    The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.

    Price on request
  • Kunikiyo wakizashi with horimono tested by Yamano 2 body cut

    Kunikiyo wakizashi, Yamano test cut

    A wakizashi by master Kunikiyo, tested by the most famous sword tester of 17th century Japan.

    €18000,-

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