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  • Ainu dagger logo

    Ainu dagger

    Called kuttom-ushbe in the local language. This one mounted in deer antler mounts.

    Sold
  • Mini makiri logo

    Miniature Ainu makiri

    Despite its size it is of remarkably fine workmanship.

    Sold
  • Canton tsuba logo

    Facing dragon Canton tsuba

    Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

    €400,-
  • Fine daisho with maki-e lacquer work

    Fine autumn themed daishō

    Both blades signed, its koshirae fine maki-e lacquer work. Ito school tsuba and Mino Gotō style mounts.

    Price on request
  • Masatsuna naginata logo

    Katakiriha zukuri naginata by Masatsune

    Considered one of the best makers of naginata, he worked for the household of Fukushima Masanori.

    Price on request
  • Kanabo school jumonji yari

    Jumonji yari by Kanabō Masazane

    Made in the 16th century, for the warrior monks of the Hozo-in temple in Nara.

    Price on request
  • Hachiwari

    Very good hachiwari

    Literally "skull splitter", more widely known as kabutowari; "helmet splitter." An excellent example, one of the best…

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  • Yagami school nanban tsuba

    Yagami school nanban tsuba

    A masterpiece of the genre. The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron.

    €1800,-
  • Hirado Kunishige tsuba logo

    Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba

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

    €1800,-
  • Katana with horse themed koshirae logo

    Katana in horse theme koshirae

    Blade signed Sesshū-jū Fujiwara Hiroyoshi, active in the 1670s-80s.

    Sold
  • Three wise monkeys tsuba logo

    Three wise monkeys tsuba

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

    €1500,-
  • Shimosaka o-tanto

    Shimosaka o-tantō

    N.B.T.H.K. Hozon with a set of Nanban-style koshirae with signed tsuba.

    Sold
  • Important Juyo Ko-Hoki Sadatsuna logo

    Important Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana

    12th-century blade. 33rd Shinsha Juyō Token with sayagaki by Tanobe.

    Gallery
  • Jumyo katana logo

    Jumyo katana with fine koshirae

    The very detailed mountings are decorated with designs of Japanese spiny lobsters.

    €13500,-
  • Musashi Taro Yasukuni katana logo

    Katana by Musashi Taro Yasukuni

    Signed, ubu. Complete with tasteful koshirae and Hozon papers.

    Sold
  • Tametsugu logo

    Sōshū sword with tachi koshirae

    Tokubetsu Hozon, attributed to Den Tametsugu. With fine itomaki no tachi koshirae.

    Sold
  • Ainu emushi sword with sash

    Ainu sword with sash

    With deeply carved scabbard, complete with fine guard embroidered sash.

    Gallery
  • Ainu tanto logo

    Rare Ainu kuttom-ushbe

    A luxury Ainu knife styled after the Japanese tantō.

    Sold
  • Unusual Ainu knife

    Unusual Ainu knife

    Resembling a makiri but with the blade's edge on the opposite side.

    Sold
  • Ainu makiri knife logo

    Ainu knife

    Of a typical style used in Hokkaido in the 19th century.

    Sold
  • Slender Ainu makiri knife logo

    Bark wrapped Ainu makiri

    A slender makiri with a bark wrapped scabbard.

    Sold
  • Finely carved makiri dagger

    Fine Ainu makiri

    An exceptionally well-carved Ainu knife.

    Sold
  • Winged dragon tsuba

    Winged dragon tsuba

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

    €3200,-
  • 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.

    Sold
  • Kinai tsuba logo

    Fine Kinai dragon tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Sukesada

    Sukesada uchigatana made August 1523

    With a sayagaki by Honma sensei attributing it to Yosozaemon.

    Sold
  • Jumonji yari

    Jūmonji yari (hozon)

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

    Sold
  • Mitsuhiro yari logo

    Yari with kusabi-hi

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

    Sold
  • Otateage suneate with Dutch goudleer logo

    Suneate with Dutch leather

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

    Sold
  • Handachi wakizashi

    Handachi mounted wakizashi

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

    Sold
  • Momoyama kabuto

    Golden kabuto with iron menpo

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

    Sold
  • Nanban style ship tsuba signed Hishu Kanesada logo

    Signed nanban style ship tsuba

    Signed by an artist named Kanesada from Higo.

    Sold
  • Tetsugendo Seiryuken Eiji tsuba

    Seiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba

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

    Sold
  • Peony karakusa tsuba

    Peony karakusa tsuba

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

    €350,-
  • Sawasa style guard logo

    Sawasa style iron guard

    Unusual piece with depiction of a foreign figure.

    Sold
  • Chysanthemum tsuba

    Iron chrysanthemum tsuba

    Large example with gold and silver overlay.

    Sold
  • Dragon gate guard logo

    Unusual dragon gate guard

    Asian sword guard of unknown origin, modified in Japan.

    Sold
  • Canton tsuba

    Japanese tsuba in Canton style

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

    Sold
  • Daruma tsuba logo

    Daruma tsuba

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

    €420,-
  • Kunihiro wan-gata tsuba

    Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro

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

    €460,-
  • Rooster fight kozuka logo

    Rooster fight kozuka

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

    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
  • Ainu sword hilt logo

    Ainu sword hilt

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

    Sold
  • Ainu sword logo

    Ainu sword in Japanese polish

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

    Gallery
  • Kankyuto logo

    An Edo period kankyûtô

    A double-edged samurai tool with morbid origins.

    Sold
  • Nakago kozuka logo

    Signed nakago kozuka

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

    €400,-
  • Japanese uchidashi armor plate logo

    Japanese steel plate

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

    Sold
  • Burmese hilted wakizashi in Indian scabbard logo

    Wakizashi in Burmese hilt

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

    Sold
  • Japanese mail kusari zukin

    Kusari katabira zukin

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

    Sold
  • Ainu dagger logo

    A very rare Japanese knife

    With a blade with a concave edge, in stained deerhorn mounts with fine silver wire inlays.

    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,-
  • Yari logo

    An interesting Japanese yari

    Signed Yasutsugu, with sayagaki referring to the Tokugawa family.

    Sold

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