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Rare Ainu kuttom-ushbe

A luxury Ainu knife styled after the Japanese tantō.

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Ainu sword with sash

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

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Sōshū sword with tachi koshirae

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

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Katana by Musashi Taro Yasukuni

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

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Jumyo katana with fine koshirae

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

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Important Ko-Hōki Sadatsuna katana

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

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Shimosaka o-tantō

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

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Three wise monkeys tsuba

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

€1500,-
Katana in horse theme koshirae

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

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Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba

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

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Yagami school nanban tsuba

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

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Very good hachiwari

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

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Jumonji yari by Kanabō Masazane

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

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Katakiriha zukuri naginata by Masatsune

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

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Fine autumn themed daishō

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

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Echizen Kanesada in striking koshirae

Blade with fine dragon horimono. The mounts signed Sōmin and Masatatsu.

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Facing dragon Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€400,-
Miniature Ainu makiri

Despite its size it is of remarkably fine workmanship.

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Ainu dagger

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

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Muramasa masterpiece tantō

A masterpiece by the "cursed" smith, active in the early 16th century.

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Fine Sōshū tantō

A fine tantō forged in the Sōshū tradition with Hon'Ami Koson sayagaki.

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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,-
Early Edo samurai armor

Very heavy armor, made for business.

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62 plate kabuto with maedate

Each plate with raised rib, the visor embossed with simulated eyebrows.

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Japanese lacquered sword stand

With scenes of pine trees and three drawers.

€3200,-
Unusual nanban tsuba

Very finely carved with designs reminiscent of export wares.

€500,-
Hirado Kunishige fuchi

One of his classic designs, signed by the maker.

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Iron nanban ship tsuba

Pierced and chiseled showing an 18th century European vessel.

€475,-
Aoi-gata tsuba with foreigners

Unusual tsuba with foreign figures and Chinese auspicious symbols.

€1800,-
Fine pierced nanban tsuba

Very delicate work with carved guardian lions.

€500,-
Hawk and pine tsuba

Carved out of copper alloy with details highlighted in gold.

€250,-
Japanese battle flag

Resist-dyed cotton in white and indigo, with three fans mon.

€2000,-
Echizen Kanenori tachi

A fine, Circa 400-year-old blade in 19th-century tachi mountings.

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