Items | Mandarin Mansion

Red lacquered Ainu koshirae

Of unusual form and with mother of pearl inlays.

€2400,-
West Javanese keris hilt

19th century, probably originating from Cirebon.

€400,-
Early Bhima keris hilt

The Hindu mythical brother of Hanuman, the Monkey King.

€800,-
Hawk and pine tsuba

Carved out of copper alloy with details highlighted in gold.

€250,-
Fine pierced nanban tsuba

Very delicate work with carved guardian lions.

€450,-
Hirado Kunishige tsuba

Of a copper alloy with a different shade on each side.

€2600,-
Small Chinese saber guard

Of pierced iron, elaborately cut with lotus petal border.

€1200,-
Aoi-gata tsuba with foreigners

Unusual tsuba with foreign figures and Chinese auspicious symbols.

€1800,-
Iron nanban ship tsuba

Pierced and chiseled showing an 18th century European vessel.

€475,-
Hirado Kunishige fuchi

One of his classic designs, signed by the maker.

€400,-
Sawasa smallsword pommel

Upgraded with filigree to resemble a snuff bottle.

€1600,-
Unusual nanban tsuba

Very finely carved with designs reminiscent of export wares.

€500,-
17th century Chinese saber guard

With the swirling arabesque motifs that are typical for this period.

€5500,-
Nyamba keris hilt with seal

Rare old keris handle made into a European wax seal.

€1500,-
Southern Chinese openwork sword guard

In the style of northern work of the 16th and 17th centuries

€1800,-
Assymetric dragon tsuba

Chinese work for the Japanese market.

€800,-
Canton tsuba with 28 "jewels"

Canton work for the Japanese market, with 28 metal balls in separate compartments.

€1500,-
Early Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€500,-
Lobed Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€400,-
Five dragon Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€350,-
Water caltrop Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€400,-
Facing dragon Canton tsuba

Made in Canton, China, for the Japanese market.

€400,-
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,-
Winged dragon tsuba

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

€3200,-
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.

€8500,-
Signed nakago kozuka

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

€400,-
Qing openwork saber guard

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

€1500,-