Early Japanese Vines & Leaves Sword Kashira, 19th C

18th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with iron body and gold and silver inlays depicting vines with various leaves and tendrils. Elegant design in Japanese ta

Reserve Reduced! Early 19th century Japanese bronze kashira (pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting a Chinese scholar (possibly a sennin) wearing a rich robe, holdi

Early 19th century (can be 18th) Japanese iron kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with relief decoration of two turtles in a stream under a tree. Nice work, gilding, obvious sign

19th century Japanese kozuka (sword knife) handle with multimetal inlays depicting butterflies in flight among vines with leaves and double gourds. Excellent crisp work, beautifully textured ground te

18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba for tanto with design of an acorn on a branch with leaf. Elegant design in Japanese taste, the leaf is inlaid copper, gilding, very good detailing.

Reserve Reduced! 19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting a rat among turnips with leaves, all on a finely textured gr

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting richly decorated quivers full of arrows. Very clever design, great detailing (see silver highlights on the feathers of arrows and scrolling d

Pair of good size early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting Seiobo with an attendant, and Tobosaku holding a peach in his hands. Seiobo is the Chinese Queen of the Fairies, with Peach of Immo

Early 19th century Japanese sword kozuka (sword knife) handle imitating a tsuka (actual Japanese sword handle) with relief decoration of a dragonfly. Excellent design, superb crisp detailing - see fin

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting two groups of boys at play. Superb quality work - see their faces, detailing of clothing and toys. Gold, silver and copper inlays, in excelle

Late 18th to early 19th century Japanese sword iron tsuba depicting in medium relief a dragon in flight with its face and parts of the body showing through breaks in the swirling clouds, design contin

Early 19th century Japanese sword kozuka (sword knife) handle depicting a dragon wrapped around a temple sword with Buddhist thunderbolt handle, all on a punched ground. Excellently designed clever pi

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting shishi in different attitudes frolicking among flowering peonies. Wonderful design and detailing, gilding to the shishi, and silvering to the

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki each depicting a pair of cranes wading through a stream with water plants. Elegant design, bronze with gilding and silver inlays, overall in great cond

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting ikebana arrangements containing fruits on branches on bed of wide reeds, all tied with ribbons. Elegant design in Japanese taste, extraordina

Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting cranes in different attitudes in flight above waves. Elegant design, bronze with brown patina, gilding, overall in very good condition, some

19th century Edo period iron Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with relief depiction of the Vinegar Tasters - the three founders of China's major religious and philosop

19th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting various flowers among golden foliage. Body of the kashira is shakudo (alloy of copper an

Reserve Reduced! 19th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting various flowers among golden foliage. Body of the kashira is shakudo (a

19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting a wild boar running by clumps of bamboo grass. Perfectly captured moment, won

19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with incised poem and multimetal inlays depicting small rocks, young shhots and bush stumps by a winding strea

19th century Edo period Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with finely worked chrysanthemums and gilded branch. Made out of shakudo (alloy of copper and gold) with chara

19th century Japanese kashira (metal pommel at the end of the hilt of a sword) with multimetal inlays depicting various flowers among golden foliage. Body of the kashira is shakudo (alloy of copper an

Lot of two signed Japanese swords (Katanas), having a 26" cutting edge. [Overall: 34" L and 36 1/2" L]. In "as-is" condition; nicks on Katana edge; one missing a handle.