Beautiful iron Tsuba signed Choshu Hagi no ju Kawaji saku – 長州萩住河治作 (Made by a resident of  Hagi in the province of Choshu, Kawaji) Kawaji family was one of the most prestigious schools in the province of Choshu. Edo period (1603 – 1868) Maru-gata shape (round) and Sukashi (openworked) Dimensions […]

Shakudo kinko menuki depicting a samurai and a fisherman. Edo period SOLD

Beautiful pair of copper menuki representing two winged dragons Edo period SOLD

Beautiful japanese bronze vase signed Katsuhiko – 勝彥 Decoration work consisting to imitate a braided straw with ivy leaves. The shape is a japanese gourd called Hyotan 瓢 箪. Probably Meiji period. Dimensions : Height = 27 cm width = 17,5 cm 800 €  600 €

Wakizashi Koto with superb finely carved horimono. Mounted in shirasaya with habaki in silver. Muromachi period (1336 – 1573) Mumei O suriage (shortened), no papers. The bonji is « Benzaiten ». Benzaiten is a japanese buddhist goddess of knowledge, art and beauty, eloquence, music, literature, arts and science, virtue and wisdom, prosperity […]

Iron Dragon style tsuba signed Seiryuken Eiju w/Kao – 成龍軒榮壽 印　成榮 Mid/late Edo. Tetsugendo school. Seiryuken Eiju, also called Hamano Norishige was a direct student of the great Tetsugendo Naoshige. Nagamarugata shaped, decorated in usunikubori and shishiaibori. Dimensions : 7,45 x 7,1 cm Kinko Meikan : A – Ryoko Price […]

Uncommon Kawari Gata iron Tsuba representing a toad. Usu Nikubori work (light relief). The only similar Tsuba I’ve seen to date is that of the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University United Kingdom. Mid Edo period. Mumei (not signed) Dimensions : 7,1 x 6,8 cm Price = SOLD

Set of horsetail style Menuki Workmanship is excellent, with some inlays of silver and one icrustation of gold at base on both Menuki. Main material is copper. Nara school – Late Edo. Mumei (not signed) Dimensions : Biggest = 8 cm – Smallest = 6,1 cm Price = SOLD

Signed Tsuba Sashu ju YOSHITAKA saku – 佐州住 好古作 Kotoji design (Koto easel). Mid Edo period. Yoshitaka, from Nakahara family, lived in Edo city in the Musashi province. Dimensions : 7,1 x 7,1 cm SOLD

Set of iron japanese salmon design Menuki Edo period. Mumei (unsigned) Rare are the Menuki with this imposing size. This work is fine and high quality, worthy of a master work. Dimensions : 7,5 x 1,3 cm Price = SOLD