Aoi-gata tsuba with foreigners
Unusual tsuba with foreign figures and Chinese auspicious symbols.
€1800,-Mother of pearl inlaid katana kake
In black and gold urushi lacquer, with fine mother-of-pearl inlays with aquatic landscapes on both sides.
€8000,-Fine autumn themed daishō
Both blades signed, its koshirae fine maki-e lacquer work. Ito school tsuba and Mino Gotō style mounts.
Price on requestKatakiriha zukuri naginata by Masatsune
Considered one of the best makers of naginata, he worked for the household of Fukushima Masanori.
€13500,-Yagami school nanban tsuba
A masterpiece of the genre. The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron.
€2000,-Three wise monkeys tsuba
Japanese sword guard depicting three wise monkeys conveying the message see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
€1500,-Peony karakusa tsuba
Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.
€350,-Daruma tsuba
A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.
€420,-Nanban kogai & kozuka set (futakoromono)
The only set of its type known to me in both private and museum collections.
Price on requestQing openwork saber guard
A very rare Chinese saber guard dating from the height of the Qing dynasty.
€1500,-