Aoi-gata tsuba with foreigners
Unusual tsuba with foreign figures and Chinese auspicious symbols.
€1800,-17th century Chinese saber guard
With the swirling arabesque motifs that are typical for this period.
€5500,-Chinese export lacquer box
A nice example with unusually fine lacquerwork and a monogram in the lid.
€3800,-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,-Southern Chinese openwork sword guard
In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuries
€3000,-Canton tsuba with 28 "jewels"
Canton work for the Japanese market, with 28 metal balls in separate compartments.
€1500,-Ming period stirrups
Forged iron, swiveled stirrups with an entirely beaded frame and openwork platforms.
€3000,-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,-Northern Wei shaffron
Silk horse mask from the Xianbei ruled dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 A.D.
€18000,-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,-