Auction 08 June 2022 Arts d’Asie

Lot n° 1

Set of three iron nade-kaku-gata...

Set of three iron nade-kaku-gata tsuba with irregular surface, one decorated with stylized dragons, two signed respectively Ichirakusai and Masakazu (?). (One depatinated, the other two slightly depatinated) Japan, 17th-18th century H. 8,7 - 8,3...

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Lot n° 2

Set of three iron tsuba, two maru-gata,...

Set of three iron tsuba, two maru-gata, one with openwork dragons enhanced with golden touches, signed Echizen ju Kinai saku; the other with a dragon crossing on both sides; the third mokko-gata, with a dragon crossing. Japan, 17th-18th century (Two...

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Lot n° 3

Two tsuba: iron nagamarugata decorated...

Two tsuba: iron nagamarugata decorated with pine trees by the water, with a full moon, with a rather faded signature,... Kuni Kanemichi (?); marugata covered with a metal leaf on an iron core, embossed with a dragon among the waves, the mimi gilded. (The...

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Lot n° 4

Three iron tsuba, maru-gata with...

Three iron tsuba, maru-gata with ko-sukashi decoration of a pagoda and two scythes, nadekaku-gata decorated with ko-sukashi aoi leaves on the corners; maru-gata with mokume surface, imitating wood. Japan, 16th-18th century H. 8.7 cm - 7.9 cm (+ 956;...

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Lot n° 5

Three iron maru-gata, one decorated...

Three iron maru-gata, one decorated with prunus flowers in ko-sukashi, another evoking a wheel, the third with two large openings. Japan, 16th-17th century (Slightly distressed) H. 7.3 cm - 8.4 cm - 8.6 cm (+ 962 ; 966)

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Lot n° 6

Two iron tsuba maru-gata decorated...

Two iron tsuba maru-gata decorated in ko-sukashi with stylized clouds. Japan, 17th-18th century (One slightly depatinated) (Out of box) H. 7 cm - 7,5 cm (+ 933)

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Lot n° 7

Three sukashi tsuba maru-gata in...

Three sukashi tsuba maru-gata in iron, one with golden highlights decorated with stylized dragons, the other two with birds in flight. (Two slightly depatinated) H. 5,8 cm -6,9 cm Japan, 17th-18th century H. 6.9 cm(+ 935; 939)

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Lot n° 8

Three sukashi tsuba marugata in...

Three sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, two with radiating motifs, the third with a goose in flight among reeds. Japan, 17th-18th century (One slightly depatinated) H. 6,5 - 7,8 cm - 7,6 cm(+ 931 ; 936)

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Lot n° 9

Three sukashi tsuba marugata in...

Three sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, one decorated with ginger leaves, the other two with stylized birds. Japan, 17th-18th century H. 7,1 cm(+ 938 ; 950)

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Lot n° 10

Tsuba marugata in iron, decorated...

Tsuba marugata in iron, decorated in ko-sukashi with chidori in flight, signed. Japan, 18th century H. 7,2 cm

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Lot n° 11

Three iron sukashi tsuba, two maru-gata,...

Three iron sukashi tsuba, two maru-gata, one mokko-gata, decorated with geometric and stylized motifs. Japan, 17th-18th century (The three slightly depatinated) H. 7,7 - 7,3 - 6,4 cm (+ 927 ; 937)

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Lot n° 12

Two sukashi tsuba maru-gata in...

Two sukashi tsuba maru-gata in iron, one with foliage decoration enhanced with golden touches, signed Chôshû ju Hisakata ; the other with chrysanthemums. Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century (The second one slightly depatinated) H. 6,9 - 6,7 cm(+ ...

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Lot n° 13

Three sukashi tsuba maru-gata in...

Three sukashi tsuba maru-gata in iron, one showing two samurai braids signed Kôfu ju Mitsuyoshi, another one with foliage decoration signed Chôshû ju Yoshikata, the third one representing an unrolled kakemono, signed Chôshû Tomonori. (One totally depatinated,...

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Lot n° 14

Sukashi tsuba in iron with two...

Sukashi tsuba in iron with two wasps facing each other. Japan, 17th century H. 6,8 cm

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Lot n° 15

Sukashi tsuba marugata in iron,...

Sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, with a dragon, signed Echizen ju Kinai. Japan, 18th century (Slightly depatterned) H. 7,1 cm

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Lot n° 16

Two sukashi tsuba marugata in iron,...

Two sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, one showing a pilgrim under a parasol heading towards a torii; the other with stylized trees. Japan, 17th-18th century. (The first one slightly depatinated) H. 6,8 cm - 7,4 cm(+ 953)

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Lot n° 17

Two sukashi tsuba marugata in iron,...

Two sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, one openwork with abalone, the other with foliage. Japan, 18th-19th century. (The first one slightly depatinated) H. 7 cm - 5,6 cm(+ 943)

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Lot n° 18

Two tsuba made of iron and sentoku...

Two tsuba made of iron and sentoku inlays, with a hitsu-ana, one forming a chrysanthemum flower with large petals, each petal decorated with alternating leaves and karakusa; the other, maru-gata, decorated with paulownia and foliage. Japan, 16th-17th...

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Lot n° 19

Four iron tsuba, three of which...

Four iron tsuba, three of which are mokko-gata, decorated with cherry blossoms, one with iroe-takazogan, the other with inlaid sentoku, the third with bamboo leaves on one side and chrysanthemums in swirls on the other; the fourth, maru-gata, decorated...

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Lot n° 20

Sukashi tsuba mokko-gata made of...

Sukashi tsuba mokko-gata made of iron and sentoku inlays with karakusa decoration, the outlines underlined by twists. Japan, 17th-early 18th century. H. 8,7 cm

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Lot n° 21

Two small iron maru-gata tsuba,...

Two small iron maru-gata tsuba, one decorated with stylized clouds, the other with a dragon and a tiger among clouds. Japan, 18th century H. 5,8 cm - 5,9 cm (+ 908)

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Lot n° 22

Iron nade-kaku-gata tsuba, decorated...

Iron nade-kaku-gata tsuba, decorated with a bamboo scythe in shakudo and gilded highlights, two small holes of udenuki-ana type in the lower part. Japan, Shôami school, Nobuie style, 17th-18th century. H. 7,9 cm

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Lot n° 23

Iron Tsuba mokko-gata with a landscape...

Iron Tsuba mokko-gata with a landscape of high mountains with pavilions in light relief on both sides. Japan, 18th-19th century. H. 7,2 cm.

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Lot n° 24

Two iron tsuba, one maru-gata,...

Two iron tsuba, one maru-gata, wheel-shaped, inlaid with karakusa in sentoku; the other, moko-gata, with openwork radiating geometric decoration, inscribed in a diamond. Japan, 17th-18th century. (The second one slightly depatinated) H. 7,7 cm - 7,6...

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Lot n° 25

Two iron tsuba kiku-gata, one with...

Two iron tsuba kiku-gata, one with well drawn chrysanthemum petals, the other with radiating stripes. Japan, 17th-18th century. H. 7,2 cm - 6,7 cm(+ 895)

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Lot n° 26

Two iron sukashi tsuba, one decorated...

Two iron sukashi tsuba, one decorated with a horse drinking from a rider seated among faggots; the other with a border of foliage enhanced with golden touches. Japan, 18th century. (The first depatinated, the second oxidized) H. 7,1 cm - 6,6 cm (+...

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Lot n° 27

Two iron tsuba maru-gata, one in...

Two iron tsuba maru-gata, one in the namban style with dragons among stylized clouds, the other with a stylized dragon among clouds. Japan, 17th-18th century. H.6,9 cm - 7 cm(+ 906)

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Lot n° 28

Two small tsuba mokko-gata, one...

Two small tsuba mokko-gata, one iron inlaid with plant motifs in sentoku, the other in sentoku decorated on one side with cherry blossoms in hollow. (The one in sentoku depatinated) Japan, 18th century. H. 5,2 cm - 5,7 cm(+ 925)

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Lot n° 29

Iron tsuba maru-gata with high...

Iron tsuba maru-gata with high relief decoration on both sides, of foaming waves and swirling waves dotted with silver drops. Japan, Edo period, 19th century (Slight wear on the top of the reliefs) H. 8,5 cm

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Lot n° 30

Iron tsuba mokko-gata decorated...

Iron tsuba mokko-gata decorated with sentoku inlay, of a tiger near bamboos in the rain. Japan, 18th century H. 7,4 cm

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Lot n° 31

Two iron tsuba, one nade-kaku-gata...

Two iron tsuba, one nade-kaku-gata inlaid in sentoku with a tiger on one side, a waterfall on the other; the second, mokko-gata, inlaid in iroe-takazogan with plovers in flight above incised waves. Japan, late 17th-18th century. (Both slightly distressed)...

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Lot n° 32

Two tsuba, one, iron mokko-gata...

Two tsuba, one, iron mokko-gata with peony decoration, the mimi inlaid with geometrical motifs in gold nunomezogan; the other, maru-gata in shakudo-nanako and gold highlights, with decoration of a castle emerging from the clouds, the twisted gold mimi H....

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Lot n° 33

Tsuba maru-gata in sentoku and...

Tsuba maru-gata in sentoku and gold and silver inlays, partially openwork with Daruma in a cave. Signed Masanaga. Japan, 19th century. H. 7,1 cm

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Lot n° 34

Tsuba nade-kaku-gata in sentoku...

Tsuba nade-kaku-gata in sentoku representing Kanzan and Jittoku unrolling a calligraphy. Signed Iwamoto Konkan. Japan, 19th century H. 6,7 cm

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Lot n° 35

Tsuba maru-gata in iron and gold...

Tsuba maru-gata in iron and gold highlights, with relief decoration of a sage and disciple near a pine tree and a stream. Japan, 18th century. Dim. 7 x 6,5 cm

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Lot n° 36

Iron Tsuba nadegaku-gata with a...

Iron Tsuba nadegaku-gata with a dragon in light relief among the clouds. Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century. Dim. 7 x 6,5 cm

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Lot n° 38

Large TANTÔ with unokubi-zukuri...

Large TANTÔ with unokubi-zukuri blade, hamon not very legible, nakago with two mekugi-ana joined, not signed. Koshirae with black lacquer ishimeji scabbard, the elements in shakudo and gilded highlights in Goto style, the tsuba mokko-gata and the kozuka,...

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Lot n° 39

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade,...

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade, without yokote, gunome hamon, nakago suriage with two mekugi-ana, signed Bishu (no) ju... (the rest of the signature cut off) ; Koshirae with red lacquer tsuishu scabbard with light relief decoration of a dragon,...

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Lot n° 40

KOSHIRAE of big tanto or small...

KOSHIRAE of big tanto or small wakizashi, of curved form, made of natural paulownia wood with dark patina, enhanced with bamboo links and deer horn elements (fuchi-kashira, koiguchi, kojiri). With a short blade of triangular profile, attached, not disassembled....

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Lot n° 41

TANTÔ with blade decorated with...

TANTÔ with blade decorated with a horimono featuring a dragon on one side and four kanji of a poem on the other, not disassembled; koshirae with wooden scabbard with two-colored twisted bands, fuchi, koiguchi and kojiri in chased sentoku, same handle...

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Lot n° 42

AIKUCHI-TANTÔ, armor piercing,...

AIKUCHI-TANTÔ, armor piercing, with muzori type blade, hira-zukuri, gunome hamon, not disassembled; Koshirae en suite, with black lacquered ishime-ji scabbard and undecorated sentoku elements, with small kogatana. Japan, 18th century L. 18,8 cm (Scratches,...

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Lot n° 43

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade,...

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade, with gunome hamon, nakago to a mekugi-ana, unsigned; Koshirae of handachi type, with red and black speckled scabbard, kojiri and ring in imitation of shakudo outlined in gold, en suite with fuchi and kabuto-gane ;...

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Lot n° 44

KATANA with blade underlined by...

KATANA with blade underlined by a long throat on each side, hamon with strong gunome, nakago with three mekugi-ana not signed; Koshirae with red lacquered scabbard speckled with black, tachi mount, habaki with silver leaf, iron tsuba openwork with a...

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Lot n° 45

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade,...

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade, hamon suguha, nakago with one mekugi ana, unsigned ; Brown lacquered ishime-ji type scabbard, iron kojiri with traces of gilding, decorated with dragon and clouds, habaki in two parts, gilded; fuchi-kashira decorated...

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Lot n° 46

KATANA with shinogi-zukuri blade,...

KATANA with shinogi-zukuri blade, gunome hamon, nakago with three mekugi-ana, unsigned; Black lacquer ishime-ji scabbard, scattered with aogai, iron tsuba inlaid in sentoku and gold with mountains and flowers, fuchi-kashira not in suite, with incised...

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Lot n° 47

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade...

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade without yokote, hamon not readable, nakago suriage with two mekugi-ana, not signed; simple black lacquer scabbard, iron maru-gata tsuba with openwork diamond pattern, iron kashira and sentoku decorated with chrysanthemums,...

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Lot n° 48

Large KATANA with shinogi-zukuri...

Large KATANA with shinogi-zukuri blade, gunome hamon, nakago with one mekugi ana unsigned; Black lacquered scabbard decorated with clouds, iron kojiri decorated with a dragon and clouds with traces of gilding, Tsuba marugata in iron with irregular...

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Lot n° 49

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade...

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade without yokote, hamon with light gunome, nakago with a mekugi-ana, unsigned; koshirae with black lacquered scabbard, tsuba nagamaru-gata in black lacquered iron decorated with plant motifs in sentoku; fuchi-kashira...

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Lot n° 50

TANTÔ with hira-zukuri blade, hamon...

TANTÔ with hira-zukuri blade, hamon not very readable, nakago suriage, with a mekugi-ana, not signed; Brown lacquered scabbard with white spots, tsuba mokko-gata in iron and sentoku with a peasant looking at a crescent moon, fuchi-kashira in suaka and...

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Lot n° 51

SMALL WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri...

SMALL WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade without yokote, gunome hamon, nakago suriage, with three mekugi ana, unsigned, with polisher striations; natural wood scabbard inlaid with sentoku flowers, polylobed iron tsuba with single hitsu-ana, with paulownia...

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Auction 08 June 2022 Arts d’Asie - Bordeaux

Bid on the lot list Baratoux-Dubourg Enchères : 08 June 2022 - <p>LOT 232 PAS D'ENCHERES SUR LE LIVE CONTACTER L'ETUDE POUR TOUS RENSEIGNEMENTS COMPLEMENTAIRES</p><p>FRAIS ACHETEURS 24%</p> Bordeaux - Bordeaux

Arts d’Asie

Set of three iron nade-kaku-gata...

Set of three iron nade-kaku-gata tsuba with irregular surface, one decorated with stylized dragons, two signed respectively Ichirakusai and Masakazu (?). (One depatinated, the other two slightly depatinated) Japan, 17th-18th century H. 8,7 - 8,3...

Set of three iron tsuba, two maru-gata,...

Set of three iron tsuba, two maru-gata, one with openwork dragons enhanced with golden touches, signed Echizen ju Kinai saku; the other with a dragon crossing on both sides; the third mokko-gata, with a dragon crossing. Japan, 17th-18th century (Two...

Two tsuba: iron nagamarugata decorated...

Two tsuba: iron nagamarugata decorated with pine trees by the water, with a full moon, with a rather faded signature,... Kuni Kanemichi (?); marugata covered with a metal leaf on an iron core, embossed with a dragon among the waves, the mimi gilded. (The...

Three iron tsuba, maru-gata with...

Three iron tsuba, maru-gata with ko-sukashi decoration of a pagoda and two scythes, nadekaku-gata decorated with ko-sukashi aoi leaves on the corners; maru-gata with mokume surface, imitating wood. Japan, 16th-18th century H. 8.7 cm - 7.9 cm (+ 956;...

Three iron maru-gata, one decorated...

Three iron maru-gata, one decorated with prunus flowers in ko-sukashi, another evoking a wheel, the third with two large openings. Japan, 16th-17th century (Slightly distressed) H. 7.3 cm - 8.4 cm - 8.6 cm (+ 962 ; 966)

Two iron tsuba maru-gata decorated...

Two iron tsuba maru-gata decorated in ko-sukashi with stylized clouds. Japan, 17th-18th century (One slightly depatinated) (Out of box) H. 7 cm - 7,5 cm (+ 933)

Three sukashi tsuba maru-gata in...

Three sukashi tsuba maru-gata in iron, one with golden highlights decorated with stylized dragons, the other two with birds in flight. (Two slightly depatinated) H. 5,8 cm -6,9 cm Japan, 17th-18th century H. 6.9 cm(+ 935; 939)

Three sukashi tsuba marugata in...

Three sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, two with radiating motifs, the third with a goose in flight among reeds. Japan, 17th-18th century (One slightly depatinated) H. 6,5 - 7,8 cm - 7,6 cm(+ 931 ; 936)

Three sukashi tsuba marugata in...

Three sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, one decorated with ginger leaves, the other two with stylized birds. Japan, 17th-18th century H. 7,1 cm(+ 938 ; 950)

Tsuba marugata in iron, decorated...

Tsuba marugata in iron, decorated in ko-sukashi with chidori in flight, signed. Japan, 18th century H. 7,2 cm

Three iron sukashi tsuba, two maru-gata,...

Three iron sukashi tsuba, two maru-gata, one mokko-gata, decorated with geometric and stylized motifs. Japan, 17th-18th century (The three slightly depatinated) H. 7,7 - 7,3 - 6,4 cm (+ 927 ; 937)

Two sukashi tsuba maru-gata in...

Two sukashi tsuba maru-gata in iron, one with foliage decoration enhanced with golden touches, signed Chôshû ju Hisakata ; the other with chrysanthemums. Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century (The second one slightly depatinated) H. 6,9 - 6,7 cm(+ ...

Three sukashi tsuba maru-gata in...

Three sukashi tsuba maru-gata in iron, one showing two samurai braids signed Kôfu ju Mitsuyoshi, another one with foliage decoration signed Chôshû ju Yoshikata, the third one representing an unrolled kakemono, signed Chôshû Tomonori. (One totally depatinated,...

Sukashi tsuba in iron with two...

Sukashi tsuba in iron with two wasps facing each other. Japan, 17th century H. 6,8 cm

Sukashi tsuba marugata in iron,...

Sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, with a dragon, signed Echizen ju Kinai. Japan, 18th century (Slightly depatterned) H. 7,1 cm

Two sukashi tsuba marugata in iron,...

Two sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, one showing a pilgrim under a parasol heading towards a torii; the other with stylized trees. Japan, 17th-18th century. (The first one slightly depatinated) H. 6,8 cm - 7,4 cm(+ 953)

Two sukashi tsuba marugata in iron,...

Two sukashi tsuba marugata in iron, one openwork with abalone, the other with foliage. Japan, 18th-19th century. (The first one slightly depatinated) H. 7 cm - 5,6 cm(+ 943)

Two tsuba made of iron and sentoku...

Two tsuba made of iron and sentoku inlays, with a hitsu-ana, one forming a chrysanthemum flower with large petals, each petal decorated with alternating leaves and karakusa; the other, maru-gata, decorated with paulownia and foliage. Japan, 16th-17th...

Four iron tsuba, three of which...

Four iron tsuba, three of which are mokko-gata, decorated with cherry blossoms, one with iroe-takazogan, the other with inlaid sentoku, the third with bamboo leaves on one side and chrysanthemums in swirls on the other; the fourth, maru-gata, decorated...

Sukashi tsuba mokko-gata made of...

Sukashi tsuba mokko-gata made of iron and sentoku inlays with karakusa decoration, the outlines underlined by twists. Japan, 17th-early 18th century. H. 8,7 cm

Two small iron maru-gata tsuba,...

Two small iron maru-gata tsuba, one decorated with stylized clouds, the other with a dragon and a tiger among clouds. Japan, 18th century H. 5,8 cm - 5,9 cm (+ 908)

Iron nade-kaku-gata tsuba, decorated...

Iron nade-kaku-gata tsuba, decorated with a bamboo scythe in shakudo and gilded highlights, two small holes of udenuki-ana type in the lower part. Japan, Shôami school, Nobuie style, 17th-18th century. H. 7,9 cm

Iron Tsuba mokko-gata with a landscape...

Iron Tsuba mokko-gata with a landscape of high mountains with pavilions in light relief on both sides. Japan, 18th-19th century. H. 7,2 cm.

Two iron tsuba, one maru-gata,...

Two iron tsuba, one maru-gata, wheel-shaped, inlaid with karakusa in sentoku; the other, moko-gata, with openwork radiating geometric decoration, inscribed in a diamond. Japan, 17th-18th century. (The second one slightly depatinated) H. 7,7 cm - 7,6...

Two iron tsuba kiku-gata, one with...

Two iron tsuba kiku-gata, one with well drawn chrysanthemum petals, the other with radiating stripes. Japan, 17th-18th century. H. 7,2 cm - 6,7 cm(+ 895)

Two iron sukashi tsuba, one decorated...

Two iron sukashi tsuba, one decorated with a horse drinking from a rider seated among faggots; the other with a border of foliage enhanced with golden touches. Japan, 18th century. (The first depatinated, the second oxidized) H. 7,1 cm - 6,6 cm (+...

Two iron tsuba maru-gata, one in...

Two iron tsuba maru-gata, one in the namban style with dragons among stylized clouds, the other with a stylized dragon among clouds. Japan, 17th-18th century. H.6,9 cm - 7 cm(+ 906)

Two small tsuba mokko-gata, one...

Two small tsuba mokko-gata, one iron inlaid with plant motifs in sentoku, the other in sentoku decorated on one side with cherry blossoms in hollow. (The one in sentoku depatinated) Japan, 18th century. H. 5,2 cm - 5,7 cm(+ 925)

Iron tsuba maru-gata with high...

Iron tsuba maru-gata with high relief decoration on both sides, of foaming waves and swirling waves dotted with silver drops. Japan, Edo period, 19th century (Slight wear on the top of the reliefs) H. 8,5 cm

Iron tsuba mokko-gata decorated...

Iron tsuba mokko-gata decorated with sentoku inlay, of a tiger near bamboos in the rain. Japan, 18th century H. 7,4 cm

Two iron tsuba, one nade-kaku-gata...

Two iron tsuba, one nade-kaku-gata inlaid in sentoku with a tiger on one side, a waterfall on the other; the second, mokko-gata, inlaid in iroe-takazogan with plovers in flight above incised waves. Japan, late 17th-18th century. (Both slightly distressed)...

Two tsuba, one, iron mokko-gata...

Two tsuba, one, iron mokko-gata with peony decoration, the mimi inlaid with geometrical motifs in gold nunomezogan; the other, maru-gata in shakudo-nanako and gold highlights, with decoration of a castle emerging from the clouds, the twisted gold mimi H....

Tsuba maru-gata in sentoku and...

Tsuba maru-gata in sentoku and gold and silver inlays, partially openwork with Daruma in a cave. Signed Masanaga. Japan, 19th century. H. 7,1 cm

Tsuba nade-kaku-gata in sentoku...

Tsuba nade-kaku-gata in sentoku representing Kanzan and Jittoku unrolling a calligraphy. Signed Iwamoto Konkan. Japan, 19th century H. 6,7 cm

Tsuba maru-gata in iron and gold...

Tsuba maru-gata in iron and gold highlights, with relief decoration of a sage and disciple near a pine tree and a stream. Japan, 18th century. Dim. 7 x 6,5 cm

Iron Tsuba nadegaku-gata with a...

Iron Tsuba nadegaku-gata with a dragon in light relief among the clouds. Japan, Edo period, 18th-19th century. Dim. 7 x 6,5 cm

Large TANTÔ with unokubi-zukuri...

Large TANTÔ with unokubi-zukuri blade, hamon not very legible, nakago with two mekugi-ana joined, not signed. Koshirae with black lacquer ishimeji scabbard, the elements in shakudo and gilded highlights in Goto style, the tsuba mokko-gata and the kozuka,...

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade,...

WAKIZASHI with shinogi-zukuri blade, without yokote, gunome hamon, nakago suriage with two mekugi-ana, signed Bishu (no) ju... (the rest of the signature cut off) ; Koshirae with red lacquer tsuishu scabbard with light relief decoration of a dragon,...

KOSHIRAE of big tanto or small...