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  • Yagami school nanban tsuba

    Yagami school nanban tsuba

    The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron, known for their 1000 monkey designs.

    €1800,-
  • Hirado Kunishige tsuba logo

    Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba

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

    €1800,-
  • Chinese yidao guard logo

    Yidao guard

    Exceptionally large pierced iron guard for a Chinese yidao; "virtuous saber".

    €6000,-
  • 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,-
  • Winged dragon tsuba

    Winged dragon tsuba

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

    €3200,-
  • Fine Burmese silver repousse sword scabbard

    Fine Burmese silver sword scabbard

    It represents the best of Burmese silversmithing with repousse work in high relief.

    Sold
  • Kinai tsuba logo

    Fine Kinai dragon tsuba

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

    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,-
  • Talwar hilt logo

    Silver overlaid talwar hilt

    Never mounted, still with the shop's wooden stopper.

    Sold
  • Rooster fight kozuka logo

    Rooster fight kozuka

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

    Sold
  • Compass rose guard logo

    Cast iron compass rose guard

    A peculiar cast iron sword guard, probably from the South China Seas area.

    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
  • 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,-
  • Chinese loukong export guard

    Chinese lòukōng sword guard

    The archetypical Chinese sword guard that gave rise to the Japanese genre of "nanban tsuba".

    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,-
  • Qing om a hum mantra saber guard

    Chinese hùshǒu with lantsa script

    A Chinese sword guard from the 18th century with a Buddhist mantra in lantsa script.

    Sold
  • Early chilanum hilt logo

    Early chilanum hilt

    An old bronze hilt in the shape of chilanum hilts.

    Sold
  • Wari kogai logo

    A Japanese wari-kōgai

    Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.

    Sold
  • Sword guard

    "South China Sea Guard"

    Most likely used by the multi-cultural crews of pirate fleets that roamed the South China seas.

    Sold
  • Kiyou Toujin tsuba

    Kiyou-Toujin Tsuba

    A Japanese style sword guard made in 17th century Nagasaki Chinatown.

    Sold
  • Nanban steel tsuba

    Tachi tsuba of nanban tetsu

    A rare 17th-century sword guard made of foreign steel.

    Sold
  • Aviz tsuba

    House of Aviz tsuba

    A Japanese sword guard with the cross of the House of Aviz.

    Sold
  • Korean guard

    A Korean sword guard

    Adjusted for use on a Japanese sword.

    Sold
  • Asian export sword guard

    Asian export sword guard

    An interesting pierced iron Asian export sword guard that is part of a small group of guards that

    Sold
  • Iron ship sword guard

    Iron ship sword guard

    A chiseled iron sword guard depicting a Dutch ship with a figure on its stern.

    Sold
  • Asian export sword guard

    Sinhalese export sword guard

    A large circular Asian export sword guard with elaborate decor carved in relief on both sides.

    Gallery
  • Hisayuki fuchi kashira

    Fuchi kashira by Hisayuki

    A beautiful signed Japanese ferrule and pommel plate.

    €1200,-
  • Chinese saber mounts

    Antique Chinese saber fittings

    Description An antique set of scabbard fittings for a Chinese saber, probably second ha

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  • Chiseled khanda hilt

    Chiseled iron Hindu basket hilt

    With blackened iron panels with decorative borders carved in relief.

    Sold
  • Ship tsuba

    Classic Choshu ship tsuba

    The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.

    Sold
  • Ono school ship tsuba

    Ono school ship tsuba

    Description A classic Japanese ship tsuba with a motif called “kazeh

    Sold
  • Canton style sword guard

    Fine Canton-style export sword guard

    Introduction Many Asian export sword guards, and later Japanese guards inspired by them

    Sold
  • Korean love lotus guard

    "Love of Lotus" Korean guard

    Description Korean ceremonial sabers of the Joseon dynasty are pretty

    Sold
  • Asian export sword guard

    Asian export disc guard

    The design, overlaid in silver, gold, and copper, over a crosshatched background shows dragon amongst clouds.

    Sold
  • Ezo style tsuba

    Ezo style tsuba

    Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount

    Sold
  • Asian Export Tsuba

    Eight-lobed openwork tsuba

    Description A fairly unusual piece, of eight-lobed design.

    Sold
  • Japanese tsuba

    A Japanese nanban style tsuba

    Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w

    Sold
  • Chinese loukong

    Chinese openwork (loukong) saber guard

    The archetypical Chinese sword guard of the 17th century.

    Sold
  • Asian export sword guard logo

    Asian Export sword guard

    Private collection. Not for sale.

    Gallery
  • Nanban kozuka

    A nanban kozuka / kogatana

    Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.

    Sold
  • Chinese guard logo

    Converted Chinese guard

    A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.

    Sold
  • Asian export sword guard

    Chinese export sword guard

    An iron openwork guard two dragons chasing a flaming pearl.

    Sold

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