Item number [ B010126 ]

Design of aged pine tree Tsuba
No signature

Dimensions: Height 8.22cm, Width 7.62cm, Thickness 0.48cm, Weight 134.7g

Period: Edo period

Price: JPY 50,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate: n/a

Material: Iron, Gold, Silver
Shape: Quince
Hitsu ana hole: Two Holes

Technique: Hammered pattern base, takabori high relief, Inlaid colour painting, kaku-mimi square edge, ko-niku

Characteristics: An aged plum tree bearing numerous buds, with blossoms beginning to open in places. The petals, rendered in silver inlay, reflect a cool light, clear as if to express the transparent atmosphere unique to this season. A sword guard displaying fine iron colour.

Condition: Excellent.

Item number [ B071225 ]

Matsukaze openwork Tsuba
Unmarked(no signature)(Kōshōami)

Dimensions: Height 8.23cm, Width 8.15cm, Thickness 0.45cm, Weight 87.4g

Period: Early Edo period

Price: JPY 250,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate: NBTHK Tokubetsu hozon paper (issued on 6 November 2012)

Material: Iron
Shape: Round
Hole: Double hole

Technique: Hammered finish, carved relief with openwork, small raised sections on square ears

Characteristics: This tsuba is characterised by its round shape with square edge featuring small raised sections. Its overall rounded form extends to the expression of the cutting edge base, the holes, and the lines of pine needles and koto strings. The subdued texture of the iron hammered finish is excellent, lending it a dignified character.

Works attributed to Kyō Shōami, dating from the mid-Muromachi period to the late Muromachi/early Edo period around the Kan'ei era, are rarely signed. These have traditionally been referred to as “Old Shōami”. The Shōami family name spread widely across various regions from the early Edo period onwards.

Condition: Excellent.
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No signature, unattributed (Armourer)

Dimensions: Height 8.26cm, Width 8.26cm, Thickness 0.33cm, Weight 98g

Period: Early Edo period

Price: JPY 140,000 (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate : None

Material: Iron
Shape: Round
Hole Type: Double-hole
Technique: migaki-ji finish, kage-sukashi openwork, hammered bend and strike back　appearance edge ears

Characteristics: A tsuba featuring a well-forged, smooth surface made iron plate with a shallow file finish, adorned with a snow-laden pine branch motif and ko-sukashi openwork plum blossoms. The thin construction incorporating openwork could compromise strength as a tsuba, but this is structurally mitigated by the hammered-back appearance ear technique. When light passes through, the openwork, meticulously executed down to the edge of the ears, is particularly effective.

Condition: Excellent.

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Kyōto Scenic Spots Sword Guard
No signature

Dimensions: Height 7.63cm, Width 7.67cm, Thickness 0.50cm, Weight 146g

Period: Momoyama period

Price: JPY150,000(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate : None

Material: Iron, BrassShape: Round

Hitsu hole : Single

Technique: Plough-marked ears, Inlay, Colour-finishing

Characteristics: A thick, robust sword guard. Brass inlay depicts weighty stone-like masses and intricate patterns of rope and dead wood, arranged to flow along the sword guard's circular outline. The scene of overgrown weeds between these elements evokes an otherworldly space where life and death intertwine, reminiscent of Kyoto's Adashino.

Condition: Excellent.
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Landscape with Pavilions and Travellers Sword Guard
There is no signature (Shouami)

Dimensions: Height 7.48cm, Width 7.26cm, Thickness 0.27cm, Weight 65.3g

Period: Edo period

Price: JPY 130,000(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate : None

Material: Copper, Gold
Shape: Round
Holes: Two holes

Techniques: Sliced-off edges, High relief, Inlay, Coloured painting

Characteristics: This sword guard features richly varied relief and a distinctive three-dimensional quality to its design. The inlay work is diverse, employing meticulous techniques such as dot inlay, gold cloth grain, and set inlay. It depicts a travelling samurai seated and resting amidst a grand landscape of mountains and water, with a towering pavilion rising within it.

Condition: Excellent.
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High-Ranking Scholar Sword Guard
There is no signature (Nanban)

Dimensions: Height 8.66cm, Width 8.51cm, Thickness 0.47cm, Weight 144.5g

Period: Edo period

Price: JPY 150,000(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

Certificate: None

Material: Iron
Shape: Round
Hole: Single hole

Technique: Ji-sukashi with openwork; Cloth-base inlay

Characteristics: The Analects is a collection of the sayings and deeds of Confucius and his foremost disciples, widely studied in Japan during the Edo period. This piece depicts a scene from the Shakeiten ritual honouring Confucius, or perhaps a courtier reverently holding an umbrella for a noble bearing Confucius's features. It is a rather special piece, featuring a shrine, scrolls, and offerings scattered seamlessly across a cloud pattern of Nanban origin.

Condition: Excellent.

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Item number [ B011125 ]

Tsuba : Autumn grasses and insects design sword guard

Signature :"春親作"

Dimensions: Height 8.65 cm, Width 8.64 cm, Thickness 0.53 cm, Weight 236.5 g

Period: Edo period

Price: SOLD

NBTHK hozon tosougu paper
(Issued 27 August Reiwa 1(2019))

Material: shakudo copper with coloured base

Shape: Round

Hole: Single hole

Technique: High relief carving, coloured painting, carved-out suki-nokoshi mimi edge

Characteristics: Shakudo copper, a unique Japanese alloy, is copper with added gold. It is said that the quality of the charcoal used to heat the crucible during melting significantly influenced the final product's quality.

This piece features dense autumn grasses and insect motifs carved into this superior base metal, finished with a deep, rich colouration. It conveys a substantial weight when held.

Haruchika (春親) is a signature shared by multiple artists, including the Hamano school, the Nara school, the Tsuchiya school, and the Suzuki school.

Condition: Excellent, with only slight scratch on the cutting edge base.

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Item number [ B040725 ]

Tsuba : Dragon and Phoenix Gold and Silver Inlay

There is no signature (Edo Higo)

Dimensions: Length 6.0 cm, Width 4.25 cm, Thickness 0.6 cm, Weight 69 g

Period: Late Edo period

Price: 80,000 yen (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)

(Authentication certificate issued by the Nihon Tosogu kenkyu-kai Japanese Sword Fittings Research Society on 4 October 2024)

Material: Iron

Shape: Irregular quince shape with protruding sword guard

Hitsu Holes: Two holes

Technique: Gold and silver inlay

Features: This Edo Higo sword guard features gold and silver inlay depicting dragons, phoenixes, and arabesque patterns.

Condition: Excellent
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Dimensions: 6.86 cm(length), 6.35 cm(width), ear thickness 0.43 cm, weight 128.3 g.

Period: Edo period
Price: 100,000 yen(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate :NBTHK hozon tosogu paper
(Issued 24 December Reiwa 3(2021))

Title: Small sword guard
Signature: Morioka resident, by Tachibana Takaie

Dimensions: 8.31cm (length) x 7.77cm (width) x 0.56cm (thickness at the edge)
Weight: 175.2g

Period: Edo period
Price: SOLD
Certificate: None

Material: Iron
Shape: Square with rounded corners
Hole: Two holes
Technique: Suki-nokoshi technique (Remnants of the edge of a plough blade left on the metal after it has been shaped)

Characteristics: Takaie was a sword guard maker who lived in Morioka, Mutsu Province, during the late Edo period. He was a member of the Otosawa family, and his family name was Tachibana. His sword guard is a small openwork design, and a similar example is included in the ‘Nanbu Sword Fittings Collection’ (Morioka Sword Fittings Research Group). It is a large, high-quality piece of iron.

Condition: There is some wear.
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Subject: Design of chrysanthemum on a stand, sword guard
Signature: Front: Aizu-jyu Shouami

Dimensions: 7.54cm (length) x 7.08cm (width) x 0.60cm (thickness at the edges)
Weight: 172.8g

Period: Edo period
Price: 25,000 yen (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate of authenticity: None

Material: Iron
Shape: Square
Hole: Two holes (one filled)
Technique: Sino-file

Characteristics: The closely spaced, high-density lines look like both bamboo and heavy rain, and complement the elegant appearance of the chrysanthemum.

Condition: There is some wear.
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Material: Iron
Shape: Irregular
Hikigane: Two holes
Technique: Ji-sukashi, Kin-nunome inlay

Characteristics: A sword guard with a design of eight melons in a row. Kin-nunome inlay is applied to the four nodal points on the top, bottom, left and right of the sword guard.

Condition: There is some wear.
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Title : Iron sword guard in the shape of a circle
Signature: Kunihiro 國廣(on the front) / Kobu Mochi 光武持(on the back)

Dimensions: 8.12cm (length) x 8.05cm (width) x 0.60cm (thickness of the edge)
0.67cm (thickness of the blade guard) x 217g

Period: Edo period
Price: 20,000 yen (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate of authenticity: None

Material: Iron
Shape: Round
Hole: Two holes
Technique: Ishimeji

Characteristics: The signature ‘Koubu-mochi’ is thought to be a reference to the possessions of Koubu, the first emperor of the Later Han Dynasty, who is said to have given the ‘King of Na gold seal’ to a Japanese envoy. This sword guard is thick and of good iron quality. 

Condition: There is some wear.
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Title: Sword Guard with Openwork Design
Signature: Bushu-ju Ippu

Dimensions: 6.72cm (length) x 6.54cm (width) x 0.48cm (thickness of the edge)
Thickness of the blade-mounting: 0.48cm Weight: 76.4g

Period: Edo period
Price: 35,000 yen (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate: None

Material: Iron
Shape: Round
Hole: Two holes
Technique: In-sugata

Characteristics: This is a design of a hanging tail-shaped crown turned sideways. This design is seen in the works of multiple sword guard craftsmen, and the fact that it also serves as a hole for the kozuka and kozuka is interesting.
The two known sword guard makers with the signature ‘Ippu’ are Fujii of Aizu and one from Kofu, and while there is some debate over their identities, this work is thought to be the work of Bushu-ju Ippu.

Condition: There is some wear, but this can be improved with cleaning.
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Item number [ B020124 ]
Title : Sword guard with design of links
There is no signature (Shoami)

Dimensions: Length 7.67cm, width 7.64cm, edge thickness 0.50cm
Thickness of the seppadai: 0.50cm, Weight: 101.4g

Period : Edo period
Price 65,000 yen (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)
Certificate paper : Hozon tosogu paper (issued 4 March Heisei 27(2015) by the NBTHK).

Material Iron
Shape: round
Two holes
Technique Ji-translucent, brass-covered edges

Feature : Link ("鐶") are metal handles, the shapes of which can be combined to create a variety of designs. There is a brass ring over the lid.

Condition Excellent.

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Dimensions: Length 7.97cm, width 7.83cm, edge thickness 0.38cm
Thickness of the kiribadai: 0.45cm, Weight: 89.2g

Period : Late Edo period
Price : SOLD
Certificate paper : NBTHK hozon tosogu paper
(issued 22 December 2022).

Material Iron
Shape Vertical round　
Two holes　
Technique Inlay, inlaying, inlaid with inlaid colours, small meat with square edges.

Yoshikatsu was the third generation of the Okamoto clan of Nagato Province. Also signed Choshu Hagi Jyuu.

Sword guard with a flowing water design in the background with a moderate scattering of rafts and cherry blossoms, and a back view of a person rowing a raft on the front seppadai. The sword guard is inlaid with gold and decorated with spring sunlight, and overflowing with an energetic atmosphere.

Condition: Excellent.

Material :　iron
Shape: 　shape of chrysanthemum
Holes :one
Technique : ji-sukashi openwork

Feature :　　　A simple design of chrysanthemum flowers, the thickness of which is reduced in a mortar shape from the middle of the seppa base to the stem chest on the front only.

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Material :　copper
Shape: 　shape of chrysanthemum
Holes : one
Technique : ji-sukashi openwork

Feature :　　　It is a chrysanthemum watermark with 12 petals, and the stem chest indicates that it was used on a dagger with a thick layer. The thickness is reduced in the shape of a mortar from the middle of the kiriba stand to the stem chest on the front only.

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Material :　Iron　　
Shape and technique :　　mokko shape
Hole : 　two (one out of two filled)

Feature : It has a parallel frame inside a vertical, slightly angular pumpkin shape, with clouds carved on the inside, a diamond cut in a straight line on the inside, and a wave pattern carved and inlaid with points.

Condition : 　There are a few areas where the point inlay is missing, but these are unobtrusive and otherwise good.

Kiri box : attached

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Material :　Iron　　
Shape and technique :　　Mokko, sukisage-bori
Hole : 　two (one out of two filled)

Feature : A neat chrysanthemum design with a diamond cut in a straight line within a long, rounded shape.

Condition : 　There are some shallow areas of red rust.

Kiri box : attached

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Material :　Iron　　
Shape and technique :　　Tate-maru-gata, open work, ko-sukashi
Hole : 　two

Feature : Slightly vertical, round silhouette. Cross as ground watermark. Around nakago-ana hole, gingko on top, polka dots and plum blossom at the bottom, the left and right hitsu-ana have a bead-shaped hole. Iron tsuba with openwork carving. A small and somewhat lovely design.


Condition : 　Some minor rust but it gets better with care.

Kiri box : attached

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Material :　Iron　　
Shape and technique :　　nade-kaku-gata, yô-sukashi, ke-bori
Hole : 　one

Feature : The approaching or passing wheel. The paulownia blossom bends in the breeze. A combination of narrative and classical subjects.


Condition : 　Slightly worn. Thick, solid tsuba. Mostly good.

Kiri box : attached

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Material :　Iron　　
Shape and technique :　　six directional mokko, niku-bori, ji-sukashi open owrk.
Hole : 　two

Feature : In the brilliant glow of the morning sun, it has the composition with well placed myoga pattern. It's quite entertaining. Well-designed and balanced sword guard.
Condition : 　Excellent

Kiri box : attached

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Material :　Iron　　
Shape and technique :　　Round　
Hole : 　two

Feature : The round iron sword guard sense us the sun, the full moon or the space.Two pine bark motifs with small openwork in the middle show not stopping at static messages, but、The angles and positioning of the pieces give them a lively appearance, like birds in flight.

Condition : 　Slight rust marks. But it is not noticeable and generally good.

Kiri box : attached

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Material :　Copper　　
Shape and technique :　　Round shape 　niku-bori open work 　cast metal
Hole : 　two

Feature : Daikokuten and Ebisu-ten face each other with smiles on their faces. A very auspicious piece. Cast metal sword guards with carved openwork construction. The colour of the ageing process is deep and it has a firm, hand-held feel. Yoshihisa "吉久" was a specialist in casting and mending in Kyoto around the middle of the Edo period.

Condition : 　Excellent

Kiri box : attached


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Material :　Iron "鉄"　　
Shape :　　Tatemaru-gata "竪丸形"　
Technique :　ji-sukashi openwork "地透"　maru-mimi "丸耳"
Hitsu holes :　two "両櫃孔"

Feature :　Facing, corresponding free and easy patterns and firmly centre positioned rectangle seppa-dai. In abstract design, vigor and elegant simplicity harmonized perfectly.

Kiri box :attached.

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Material :　Iron "鉄"　　
Shape :　　 mudguard shape doro-yoke gata "泥障形"　
Technique :　suki-dashi-bori "鋤出彫"　kô-suki bori "甲鋤彫"　gold nunome inlay "金布目象嵌"　suki-nokoshi dote-mimi "鋤残土手耳"
Hitsu holes :　two "両櫃孔"

Feature :　(omote) : fretwork around circle, part by part, there are foliage scrolls. Both on top and bottom, there are paulownia design kiri-mon. Around the hole hitsu-ana, petals of chrysanthemum designs distributed.

(ura) : gold inlays, design of alga or mist, distributed. Around the hole, round engraved lines drawing patten, sen-boku"線刻", made similar to the luster shape. They are completely different designs making it contrast between omote and ura sides.

A iron tsuba, the charm which specific to excellent and smooth iron surface, comes to be realized.

Kiri box :attached.

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Material :　Iron "鉄"　　
Shape :　　Tatemaru-gata "竪丸形"　
Technique :　Taka-bori "高彫"　inlay iroe "象嵌色絵"　鋤残耳
Hitsu holes :　two "両櫃孔"

Feature :　Well filled and grained iron large and imposing tsuba. Using color metal iro-gane, variety of chrysanthemum engraved finely. They are not only elegant but feel us strong vitality.

Kiri box :attached.

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Item no. [ B050725 ]
Title design of iris
Signature and author: no signature
Dimensions
Length 1.32 cm, width 4.25 cm, height 0.41 cm, weight 4.8 g
Length 1.24 cm, width 4.26 cm, height 0.43 cm, weight 4.8 gPeriod: Edo period
Price: SOLD
Certificate paper :　 n/a

Material:Shakduo copper base
Technique: Carving

Features: This menuki features a vivid contrast between shakudo red copper and gold, with plants depicted in a fresh style using a technique called tsuyu-zo. There is a custom of using mugwort and iris to ward off evil spirits during the Tango no Sekku festival.

Condition: Excellent

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Item no. [ B080724 ]
Title : Bamboo-splitting tiger
Signature / Author : No signature
Dimensions.　
Length 1.18 cm, width 4.44 cm, height 0.52 cm, weight 4.5 g
Length 1.22 cm, width 4.59 cm, height 0.56 cm, weight 5.0 g

Period Edo
Price JPY 130,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)

Certificate paper :　 n/a

Material : Shakudo
Technique : katachi-bori engraving, gold coloured painting

Characteristics :
This menuki depicts a fierce tiger with such force that it seems as if it could bite through bamboo.

Condition Excellent.
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Item no. [ B050724 ]
Title : Decorated horse
Signature / Author : No signature
Dimensions.　
Length 1.60cm, width 3.64cm, height 0.59cm, weight 5.6g
Length 1.80cm, width 3.44cm, height 0.52cm, weight 5.6g

Period Unknown
Price JPY 18,000 (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)

Certificate paper :　 n/a

Material : Shakudo
Technique : katachi-bori engraving, gold coloured painting

Characteristics : This menuki features a horse's appearance clearly expressed down to the smallest detail.

Condition Excellent.

Condition: Excellent.
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Item no. [ B040124 ]
Title : Flowers with birds
Signature / Author No signature
Dimensions　
Length 1.49cm, width 3.06cm, height 0.46cm, weight 3.6g
Length 1.43cm, Width 3.00cm, Height 0.51cm, Weight 3.6g

Period : Edo period
Price JPY 56,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper :　 n/a

Certificate None
Material Copper
Technique katachi-bori carving, hair engraving, gold and silver coloured painting.

Feature A small menuki with a lovely design of a bird resting on a bundle of firewood. It seems to be reminiscent of the flower-eating birds of the auspicious design. Looks good as a de-menuki for a short sword.

Condition Excellent.
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Item no. [ B050423 ]
Title: design of husk tomato
Signature / Author : No signature (Ko-kinko)

Dimensions　
Length3.87 cm, width 1.45cm, height 0.61cm, weight 5.7g
Length 3.94cm, width 1.28cm, height 0.59cm, weight 4.8g

Period : Muromachi
Price 80,000 yen(the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper :　 Hozon tosogu paper( issued on 22nd Dec. Reiwa 4(2022))

Material : Shakudo
Technique : Katachi-bori engraving, gold coloured painting.

Characteristics : The devil's lantern (hozuki) has a distinctive lantern-like shape. The fruit is decorated with gold paintings and has a face peeping out.

Condition : excellent.
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Item number [ B120622 ]
Title Ujigawa river advance
Signature / Author No signature

Dimensions　
length 1.61cm, width 3.99cm, height 0.47cm, weight 3.5g
length 1.57cm, width 2.88cm, height 0.52cm, weight 3.7g

Period : Edo period
Price 65,000 yen (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)
Certificate paper :n/a

Item number [ B130724 ]
Title : Ensemeble of three sword fittings (menuki : no signature(Oda Satsuma 小田 薩摩),
fuchi-gashira : no signature(Oda Satsuma 小田 薩摩), Tsuba : no signature (Oda Naokata 小田直竪))

Dimensions　:
Menuki : Length 1.62cm, Width 4.12cm, Height 0.56cm, Weight 6.7g
Menuki: length 1.51cm, width 4.38cm, height 0.67cm, weight 7.4g
Fuchi: length 3.85cm, width 2.19cm, height 1.19cm, weight 18.6g
Kashira: Length 3.71cm, Width 1.95cm, Height 0.91cm, Weight 16.6g
Sword guard: length 7.33cm, width 6.58cm, thickness 0.67cm, weight 104.1g. ht 14.1g

Period : Edo period, second half of.
Price 1,500,000 yen (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)　

Certificate paper : Menuki : NBTHK tokubetsu hozon tosogu paper(issued by the on 19 December Heisei 13(2001)).
Fuchi-gashira: NBTHK NBTHK tokubetsu hozon tosogu paper(issued on 19 December Heise 13 (2001)).
Sword guard : NBTHK tokubetsu hozon tosogu paper(issued by the on 19 December Heisei 13(2001)).

Material, technique :
Menuki : Shakudo, katachi-bori engraving, gold iroe
Fuchigashira : Iron base, taka-bori engraving, gold inray
Tsuba : Tate-maru shape, iron base, niku-bori engraving, ji-sukashi openwork, marumimi round edge, two holes

Feature : This is a menuki, sword guard and sword guard with a three-workpiece mount featuring a bamboo split tiger. There is no signature, but all are by the Satsuma Oda school, and the sword guard is individually signed Oda Naotate. Naotate was a master craftsman from the Bunsei and Tempo periods, living in Taniyama, Satsuma. With a solid gold shitodome, in a paulownia wood box and cover.
In excellent condition.

Condition : Excellent.

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Item number [ B030124 ]
Title : Bird on persimmon
Signature / Author : No signature

Dimensions　:
Fuchi: length 3.80cm, width 2.39cm, height 1.40cm, weight 26.8g
Kashira : Length 3.28cm, Width 1.82cm, Height 1.05cm, Weight 14.1g

Period : Edo period
Price 78,000 yen (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)　
Certificate paper : None

Material Shibu-ichi, Gold　
Technique Polished ground, high relief, inlaid overglaze enamels

Feature : A branch with persimmon fruit and a bird. The piece is a beautiful harmony of colour and brilliance, with gold painting and inlaying of suaka on the shibu-ichi.

Condition : Excellent.

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Item number [ B021221 ]
Motif :　design of Gion shrine "祇園社頭図"
Mei ( signature ) :　　Tsuneshige "常重"

Size :　
Fuchi : length : 3.91cm, width : 2.14cm, height : 0.85cm, weight : 15.7g
頭 : length : 3.45cm, width : 1.71cm, height : 0.77cm, weight : 10.0g

Period :　Edo
Price :　　98,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)　
Certificate paper : 　NBTHK Tokubetsu kicho tosogu paper (photo copy)

Material : Shakudo
Technique :　　migaki-ji, taka-bori, gold iroe

Feature :　 Kashira has a design ; A full-figured man in a cowl's hat, holding a lamp in his right hand and shielding himself from the wind and rain with a torn umbrella, walks forward. Fuchi has a design ; The torii gate and the magnificent branches of the old pine tree are partially represented.The contrast between the black of the shakudo and the gold iroe is striking.

Condition :　　Excellent.
Kiri box : attached　
　
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Motif : 　Salmon and mouse shake-nezumi-zu "鮭鼠図"
Mei ( signature ) : 　no signature 　

Size : 　
Fuchi "縁" : length : 3.89cm, width : 2.52cm, height : 1.87cm, Weight : 26.9g
Kashira "頭" : length : 3.30cm, width : 1.80cm, height : 1.10cm, Weight : 15.1g

Period : 　Meiji
Price : 　JPY115,000-　(the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)　
Certificate paper : 　n/a

Motif : Chrysanthemum crest detached fuchi rim
Signature : Nno signature

Size: Height 3.88cm, width 2.21cm, depth 0.94cm, weight 12.4g

Price : JPY 18,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)　

Material: Shibu-ichi; Shakudo red copper; Gold; Silver

Technique: Ground polishing; Inlaid design

Edo period

Characteristics: Features a high-relief chrysanthemum arabesque design on the nanako-ji background base.

Condition: Excellent.

Design : Tate-baki panel crest, detached fuchi, there is no signature

Size: Height 3.93cm, width 2.33cm, depth 1.31cm, weight 25.6g

Price : JPY 18,000- (the fees of shipping and insurance not included in the price)　

Features: A pattern of rivets on vertical panels reminiscent of ancient armour. Features the family crest of three bamboo leaves.

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Item number [ B181021 ]
Hanare-fuchi :
1) Bamboo and spiritual turtle design, 3.71 x 2.14 x 0.88(cm), 16.1g,
Price JPY 18,000-
2) Design of dragonfly, signature NARA Naritsugu "奈良成次", 3.79 x 2.21 x 0.73(cm), 11.8g
SOLD
3) Design of chrysanthemum, 3.83 x 2.00 x 0.77(cm), 10.3g
Price JPY 13,000
4) Design of paulownia wood, karakusa pattern, 3.86 x 2.17 x 0.97(cm), 16.8g
SOLD

5) Design of bamboo and tiger, 3.85 x 2.37 x 1.17(cm), 15.1g
Price JPY 14,000
6) Design of waves, 3.89 x 2.34 x 1.41(cm), 25.6g
SOLD
7) Portrait, 3.89 x 2.47 x 1.52(cm), 26.0g
Price JPY 13,000
8) Design of buddhist guardian deity of the north and drago, 4.49 x 2.80 x 1.18(cm), 23.9g
SOLD

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Item number [ B040724 ]
Motif : 　a pair of fitting
Signature : 　kozuka tiger and leopard, there is no signature (Goto Etsujyo), menuki: tiger, there is no signature (Satsuma).
Size :
kozuka :　length : 9.78cm, width : 1.44cm, thickness : 0.48cm, weight : 34.2g
menuki right　length : 3.02cm, width : 1.58cm, thickness : 0.56cm, weight : 4.5g
menuki left 　length : 3.27cm, width : 1.50cm, thickness : 0.52cm, weight : 4.6g
Period : 　Edo

Price : JPY 1,200,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)　　
Certificate paper : 　
kozuka : NBTHK tokubetsu hozon paper (issued on 14th april Heisei 11(1999))
menuki : NBTHK hozon tosogu paper (issued on 9th Jan. Heisei 25(2013)

Kozuka
Material Shakudo nanako-shaped base
Technique High relief, gold coloured painting
Features Two small tigers with gold stripes and a stately panther with gold painted decoration. The two are friendly with each other, and their expressions are harmonious.

Goto Etsujo: Second son of Teijo. Born in Kyoto in 1642. Worked for the Kaga Maeda family, engaging in engraving and financial work, and devoted himself to the development of Kashu metalwork. In later years, he received a mansion in Shimoya, Edo, and also served the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Menuki
Material: Shakudo base
Technique: gold coloured painting, engraved in the same style as the original.
Feature: A dynamic image of a fierce tiger is carved high in the flesh.

Condition: Excellent.　
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Item Number: [ B060725 ]

Motif : design of Peony
Inscription: Masaaki (signature)
Size: Length 9.54 cm, Width 1.45 cm, Thickness 0.52 cm, Weight 27 g

Perido : Edo
Price: SOLD
Certificate paper : 　NBTHK hozon tosogu paper (Issued on 10 April Heisei 10(1998))

Material: Iron ground
Technique: High relief carving, gold and silver painting, gold cloth inlay

Features: Masaki was a tsuba craftsman who lived in Mito, Hitachi Province during the Edo period. He was known as Tosui-ken. He used the high relief carving technique on an iron ground to depict the soft appearance of peony flowers and leaves.

Condition: Excelling.

Item number [ B030225 ]
Motif : 　design of fishes
Signature : no signature (Kyo metalwork craftsmana)
Dimensions: Length 9.47 cm, Width 1.39 cm, Thickness 0.52 cm, Weight 25.2 g
Edo Period

NBTHK hozon tosogu paper (issued on 1st Oct. Reiwa 5(2023))
Price : JPY 60,000-(shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)　　

Characteristics : This painting depicts a variety of fish, each carefully carved to reveal their distinctive features, and is luxuriously decorated with gold and silver.

Condition Excellent.　
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Title: Bamboo Painting
Inscription/Artist: No inscription
Dimensions: Length 14.58 cm, Width 0.87 cm, Maximum thickness 0.35 cm, Weight 17 g
Period: Edo period
Price: JPY 60,000- (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)　

Material: Shaku-dou (red copper), Shibun-ichi
Technique: Zougan-iroe

Features: This is a kougai with a bamboo motif that resembles bamboo as a whole. The original diagonal divisions are made of Shaku-dou, while the rest is Shibun-ichi, creating a variety of colours. It is used for a short sword.

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Title: Paulownia Flower Painting
Inscription/Artist: No inscription
Dimensions: Length 16.1 cm, Width 1.00 cm, Maximum thickness 0.42 cm, Weight 21 g
Period: Edo period
Price: 50,000 yen (shipping and insurance fees are not included in the price)　

Material: Shaku-dou (red copper), Shibun-ichi
Technique: Zougan-iroe

Features: This is a kougai with a bamboo motif that resembles bamboo as a whole. The original diagonal divisions are made of Shaku-dou, while the rest is Shibun-ichi, creating a variety of colours. It is used for a tanto- koshirae.

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Fuchi-gashira　 : signature "吉岡因幡介"　Yoshioka Inaba-no-suke
design of dragons (shakdo-migaki-ji　takabori engraving, gold iroe)
Menuki : design of parts of armor(katachi-bori engraving, gold iroe)

Feature : This is a white sharksuit with parenthetical grains, in good condition tsukamae. The powerful dragon design on the fuchigashira and the menuki with the design of the large sleeves of the armour. The black threads of the pattern appear to have been newly applied in recent years and are in excellent condition.

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Item Name: Shark Skin Polished Sheath Wakizashi Mountings
Dimensions: Total Length of Sheath 64cm
Period: Edo Period
Price: JPY 150,000- (transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)

The blade is not included; instead, it contains a wooden form, known as a tsunagi, carved to the shape of a blade.
It includes a suaka-ji base gold foiled habaki.

Arabesque pattern fuchigashira (Edo Higo) Iron base Gold cloth grain inlay
Myoga goose design sword guard Iron base
Chrysanthemum shape mekugi hole Base plate
Black lacquer finish Leather-wrapped grip

Certificate paper : n/a

Condition: Extremely excellent.

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IItem Name: Satsuma Red Lacquer Scabbard Uchigatana Sheath 薩摩朱塗鞘打刀拵
Dimensions: Total length of outfit 102cm
Period: Crafted around the late Heisei era (1989-2019) using fittings from the late Edo period (1683-1868).

Price: JPY 1,000,000- (transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)

The blade is not included; instead, it contains a wooden form, known as a tsunagi, carved to the shape of a blade.
It includes a suaka-ji base gold foiled habaki.

Shakudo-copper base, fish-dotted nanako-ji, high relief, gold and silver, coloured painting
Certificate paper : NBTHK hozon tosogu paper( issued 14 April 1999)

Bamboo and Tiger Design, menuki, there is no signature (Satsuma)
Shakudo-copper base, recessed relief, gold coloured painting
Certificate paper : NBTHK hozon tosogu paper( issued 9 January 2013)

Bamboo Tiger design sword Guard, there is no signature (Satsuma)

Mudguard-shaped, Iron Jigane, Flesh-carved base with openwork, Round Edge
Certificate paper : NBTHK hozon tosogu paper( issued 17 January 2014)

Condition: Extremely excellent.

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Item number [ B010125 ]
Item Name : Reddish-brown lacquered, wrinkled leather sheath, uchigatana-koshirae

Dimensions : Total length of outfit 112cm
Period : Edo period
Price 100,000 yen (transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)　PRICE DOWN!
Certificate of Authenticity : None
The sword does not contain the blade, but a tsunagi, a piece of wood cut into the shape of a sword blade.

Fuchigashira: design of a sword with three-pronged handle (polished iron base)
Menuki: Sword design with three-pronged handle (copper base, engraved with gold and coloured lacquer)
Tsuba sword guard: cloud and dragon design ( Iron base, signature: Echizen j Kidai)　
Tsuka handle: black thread with moro-hineri rolls
Saya scabbard: reddish brown lacquer on wrinkled leather wrappings.

Condition Excellent. The handle has been rewound in recent years. There are repair marks on the lacquered scabbard.

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Item number [ B030824 ]
Description : Uchi-gatana koshirae with ice cracker design and koshi-kizami waist engraved scabbard

Dimensions : Total length of the piece 107cm
Period : Edo period
Price 120,000 yen(transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)
Certificate paper : None
The sword does not contain a sword blade, but a tsunagi, a piece of wood cut into the shape of a sword blade.

Fuchigashira: Flowers and plants, running water design (inlaid with gold cloth, on iron base)
Menuki, figure design (suaka base, inlaid with gold)
Sword guard: star with tortoiseshell design (jigane, tree shape)
Handle: black thread, single twist
Scabbard, black lacquer with ice cracker design, Ishime-nuri, koshi-kizami

Condition: Excellent.

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Item number [ B020824 ]
Description : wakizashi koshirae with snail design menuki

Dimensions : Length 71cm
Period : Edo period
Price 100,000 yenn(transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)
Certificate paper : None
The sword does not contain a sword blade, but a tsunagi, a piece of wood cut into the shape of a sword blade.

Fuchigashi　: -
Menuki: Cochlea (gold coloured painting on suaka base)
Sword guard: polished base, suaka
Handle Material : unknown, lacquered
Scabbard : Black lacquered

Condition: Excellent.
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Item Number [ B021222 ]
Description : Short sword with sea bream, plum and cherry blossom.

Size : Length of koshirae 39,5cm
Period : Edo

Price : JPY 70,000(transportation and insurance are not included and are the responsibility of the customer)
Certificate paper : n/a
No real blade inside. Instead, a wooden sword, called "tsunagi" is stored.

Fuchigashira Cherry blossom (iron background, inlaid with fabric)
Menuki: Sea bream (carved and painted in gold).
Tsuba : Eclipsed, jokyuri shape, plum tree pattern.
Tsuka: Brown golden thread, various twisted bearings
Saya: Brown, varnished paint.
Habaki: Suaka background, silver
Condition: It shows some signs of use, but is generally in good condition. No kozuka attached.
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