EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY JAPANESE TSUBA

JAPANESE TSUBAS & SWORD MOUNTINGS, 19TH C, 27 PCS, L 1.75"-9.5" A collection of 19/20th century Japanese tsubas, fuchi hilt collars, kashira butt caps, decorative mounts and a sheath. From the estate

An 18th century Japanese copper tsuba inlaid with gold crane, foliage and water. 2 1/2 inches High. Provenance: From James Dolph's Private Collection.

19th Century Mixed Metal Japanese Tsubas Signed. Max Dia. 3 1/4 in. John Jay Abbott (1871-1942). Thence by descent, the Atwater family, Rochester, New York.

Reserve Reduced! 18th (can be as early as 17th) century iron Japanese sword tsuba inlaid with three brass kirin galloping among rocks and wispy clouds, all surrounded with gold inlaid keyfret border.

18th century Japanese sword iron tsuba with inlaid and decoration depicting Fukurokuju (one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, usually associated with long and happy life) wearing richly decorated rob

18th century Japanese sword iron tsuba with silver and copper inlays depicting cherry blossoms, flower buds, pine needles, leaves and mushrooms with stems. Excellent piece, delicate design in Japanese

18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba worked in low relief and inlaid with tea ceremony utensils. Rare subject, utensils include: hishaku (water dipper), sumitori (charcoal basket), cha

Late 18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba with multimetal inlays depicting Urashima Taro seated on a beach, an open box in front of him, the back showing his fishing rod and a woven ba

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

18th century Japanese sword iron tsuba depicting a puppy playfully crouching by flowers and blades of grass as it watches a butterfly above it. Nice composition with well captured attitude, wonderful

Late 18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword tsuba with multimetal inlays depicting the greatest Japanese general Toyotomi Hideyoshi seated under a pine tree as two South Sea Islanders kowtow i

17th to 18th century Japanese sword iron tsuba decorated on both sides with with brass inlays depicting rope surrounding vines with leaves and tendrils. Well made piece, some losses to the rope along

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.

17th century iron Japanese sword tsuba with sunken relief decoration of scattered cherry flowers. Beautiful design invoking melancholy at the transience of the beauty of a flower. Powerful piece in Ja

19th century unsigned bronze Japanese tsuba with honeycomb patterned surface on one side and fine flower pattern on the other, inlaid silver design along the width of the rim. Very nice design, pleasa

Silver and gold over iron (one) and bronze (one) Tsuba, overall very good condition.

Two Japanese tsubas, 19th centuryEiserne Nademarugata Sukashi-Tsuba mit Netzmuster im Owari-Stil. Kotsuka- und Kogai Hitsu Ana. Durchmesser 7,5 cm. Dazu eine Marugata-Tsuba, Sentoku-Guss mit Dekor aus

3 bronze tsuba. Meiji era Japan, each 3 inches in diameter

Heading: (Bijin-ga) Author: Title: Five bijin-ga prints by eighteenth century artists Place Published: Japan Publisher: Date Published: 1767-1804 Description: 5 color woodblock pri

Reserve Reduced! Late 18th to early 19th century iron Japanese sword iron tsuba with pierced decoration of Chorio reaching for a shoe among cresting waves observed by a fierce dragon, 2 sides presenti

17/18th century signed Japanese sword iron tsuba with inlaid and pierced decoration depicting Fukurokuju wearing richly decorated robe sitting under a gnarled pine, his walking staff on the ground nex

18th century Japanese sword iron sukashi tsuba with pierced decoration of six abalone shells, 2 sides presenting back and front views. Great design in Japanese taste, wonderfully rendered shell struct

18th century Japanese sword iron sukashi tsuba with pierced decoration of six abalone shells, 2 sides presenting back and front views. Great design in Japanese taste, wonderfully rendered shell struct

Featured in this lot is this 17th-18th century Japanese Samurai sword bronze Tsuba. The Tsuba features a wonderfully and professionally crafted bronze construction. The Tsuba shows a tooled storm deco