Yagami school nanban tsuba
The Yagami school were excellent carvers of iron, known for their 1000 monkey designs.
€1800,-Enamelled Hirado Kunishige tsuba
Fine work and one of the very few enamelled tsuba by this maker.
€1800,-Three wise monkeys tsuba
Japanese sword guard depicting three wise monkeys conveying the message see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil.
€1500,-Fine Kinai dragon tsuba
Made by the Kinai group of Echizen, who originated as horimono carvers.
SoldSeiryūken Eiju dragon tsuba
Tetsugendo school. Round plate with discoid cross-section, chiseled with dragons.
SoldPeony karakusa tsuba
Executed in "nanban style" openwork with chiseled and gold-encrusted peonies.
€350,-Japanese tsuba in Canton style
Also known as Kwanto-gata, with two facing dragon chasing a pearl.
SoldDaruma tsuba
A peculiar tsuba with a depiction of Bodhidharma and two dragon chasing a pearl.
€420,-Wan-gata tsuba by Kunihiro
Its outer surface is decorated with interlocking swastikas and family crests.
€460,-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,-A Japanese wari-kōgai
Iron chopsticks that combine as a kogai, with silver inlaid Paulownia mon.
SoldClassic Choshu ship tsuba
The work nice and crisp, the execution has a naturalistic charm to it.
SoldEzo style tsuba
Introduction What are today known as "Ezo fittings" are a style of Japanese sword mount
SoldA Japanese nanban style tsuba
Description An interesting little sword guard, of fairly simple form w
SoldA nanban kozuka / kogatana
Nanban kozuka are extremely rare, and this is a particularly fine example.
SoldConverted Chinese guard
A purely Chinese guard and not a very ornate one, converted for Japanese use.
SoldA nanban tsuba with Christian orb
A near round tsuba with beaded rim depicting two dragons in vegetal scrollwork.
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