Handguard. Japan. 18th century. Shibuichi carved with

Handguard. Japan. 18th century. Shibuichi carved with chrysanthemum flowers. 2-3/4". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Handguard. Japan. 18th century. Steel carved with a fisherman inlaid with gold. 2-3/4". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Handguard. Japan. 18th century. Steel inlaid in mixed metals with a dragonfly and spider. 3-1/2". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Handguard. Japan. 18th century. Shibucchi inlaid with gold. Scene of cormorant fishing. 2-3/4". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Handguard. Japan. 18th century. Iron with decoration of a monkey and the reflection of the moon. 2-1/2". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Handguard. Japan. 18th century. Iron with mixed metal inlay of geese and a crescent moon. 2-1/2". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Handguard. Japan. 18th century. Iron with lacquered wood inlay of double gourds. 3-1/4". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Set of sword mounts. Japan. 18th/19th century. Shibuichi inlaid with sentoku floral scrolling and heraldic mons. Set includes: Tsuba, Fuchi and Kashira.

Two handguards. 18th/19th century. Steel. One carved and piereced with two leaves, the other with metal seed pods. All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Noh mask. Japan. 18th/19th century. Old man type carved wood with a painted surface and inset with human hair. 8-1/4". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Carved wooden netsuke. Japan. 18th century. Landscape in the round. 1.75in H. Provenance: From the collection of Donald Snow.

East Asia, Japan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A carved Japanese wood figure depicting a guardian/warrior entity with Samurai-like qualities wearing an expressive mythical mask, heavy armor, and a hel

Lot of two carved wooden figures. To include: A seated figure of Amida buddha with a lacquered surface. Japan. 18th century together with a 19th century Chinese figure on a water buffalo with a lacque

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th century CE. A remarkable, hand-carved figure of a Bodhisattva depicted kneeling with hands together in the Anjali Mudra or Namaste position, also known as gassho

Carved wooden Netuske. Japan. 18th/19th century. Standing figure of Jurojin. 1-3/4". All items in session one were collected by William H. Smith (1853-1923)

Miniature figural wood carving, possibly an Ojime or Netsuke. Japan 18th - 19th century. Depicting a man who appears to be wrestling with a mythological creature while standing on its head. Carved fro

Japan; Edo Period, c. 18th century Seated on lotus pad, a deeply carved mandorla behind. The base is particularly well carved and very intricate. Very high quality. Dimensions 23" (58.5cm) high.

Far East, Japan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A striking Japanese Noryai Amida Buddha statuette carved from wood with areas of original gilding. The Buddha stands upon a multi-tiered, lotus pedestal b

**Originally Listed At $250** East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th century CE. A lovely forged-iron tsuba of the maru gata type, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally placed between the blade and h

Standing Kannon Bosatsu, Japan, Edo period(1603-1868) 17th/18th c., wood set with gold paint and sheet metal diadem with wire attached beads, soft carved design, the compassionate Bodhisattva Avaloite

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th to mid-19th century CE. This is a gorgeous wooden stature of Avalokitesvara, one of the most revered and celebrated bodhisattvas in Asia. Carved in the round and

East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A wonderful wooden sculpture of Jizo Bosatsu, the bodhisattva of the earth matrix, hand-carved in yosegi zukuri (joined wood-block c

East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fabulous forged-iron maru-gata (round) tsuba, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally employed on Japanese swords featuring the s

**Originally Listed At $450** East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fabulous forged-iron maru-gata (round) tsuba, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally employed on J