Rare Koto Katana attributed to Sengo school of the Ise province. 千子 Complete and following mount. Mumei Suriage blade attributed to Sengo school by a NBTHK Hozon certificate. This one is a bit tired due to several successive polishing but all features are present and even admirable. Itame Jihada, Hamon […]

Iron Tsuba surrounded by a silver Fukurin (rim), signed Seiryuken Eiju w/Kao – 成龍軒榮壽 印　成榮 Graded artist, simple but very well made, excellent patina and good quality iron. Mid/late Edo. Tetsugendo school. Seiryuken Eiju, also called Hamano Norishige was a direct student of the great Tetsugendo Naoshige. Kinko Meikan rating […]

These openwork patterns of this iron Tsuba are Tomoe Mon (japanese arms). The Tomoe is an ancient heraldic symbol of Japan shaped Magatama. On this Tsuba we can see Mitsu Tomoe formed three magatama spiral. In Japanese mythology, Tomoe represents the weapons of Daimyojin Hachiman, the Shinto god of war […]

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