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Click here to subscribeTWO TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryBoth iron; the first octagonal with triangular piercings, chiselled and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper with insects, 6.8cm (2 11/16in) high; the second roughly circular, chiselled and inlaid in gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and shibuichi with the 12 Zodiac Animals, 6.1cm (2 3/8in) high. (2).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll iron; the first two Nanban type; the first mokko (four-lobed), minutely chiselled and pierced with foliage, with traces of gold nunome overlay, beaded rim; the second roughly circular, chiselled and pierced with the '100 Monkeys' motif, gilded eyes, seppadai, and ryohitsu rims; the third mokko, chiselled with waves (gilt spray); the fourth roughly circular, chiselled with stylised dragons and peonies; the fourth rounded rectangular, small, inlaid in silver with vine leaves and tendrils. The smallest: 5.6cm (2¼in) high; the largest: 7.4cm (2 15/16in) high. (5).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll chiselled and inlaid in various metals, the first two iron; the first with a dragon, tiger, plum, and bamboo; the second with pines, waves, descending birds, and moon (overcleaned); the third shibuichi with cranes, stream, and bamboo, signed Chihakuken Hiroyuki with a kao (Haynes 01460); the fourth shakudo migakiji, with the Chinese artist Go Doshi (Chinese: Wu Daozi) surprised by a dragon he has painted come to life. The smallest: 7.2cm (2 7/8in) high; the largest: 8.3cm (3¼in) high. (4).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll brass or sentoku; the first oval, Nanban type, elaborately chiselled and pierced and with gold nunome overlay depicting two confronted dragons, the seppadai chiselled with a seigaiha pattern, beaded rim; the second oval, small, chiselled with a dragon surrounding the seppadai; the third oval, chiselled with a dragon and flower surrounding the seppadai, signed Kofu no ju Mitsuyoshi; the fourth rounded diamond shape, chiselled with a dragon and lion, enamel details. The smallest: 6cm (2 3/8in) high; the largest: 7.5cm (2 15/16in) high. (4).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll circular or roughly circular, iron with pierced and chiselled decoration, the third and fourth with gilt details; the first with chidori (plovers) and waves; the second modelled as two carp; the third modelled as six awabi (abalone) shells, the rim with geometric patterning in gold nunome overlay; the fourth with a flowering branch of chrysanthemums; the third with two hollyhock leaves, signed Echizen no ju Kinai saku; the sixth modelled as three bamboo-framed uchiwa (rigid fans). The smallest: 6.1cm (2 7/16in) high; the largest: 7.7cm (3in) high. (6).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll iron and roughly circular, chiselled and inlaid in relief of gold, silver, and copper; the first with birds and willows, 7.6cm (3in) high; the second with Jurojin, a boy, and a crane, 7.4cm (2 15/16in) high; the third with chrysanthemums, butterflies, and rocks, 7cm (2¾in) high. (3).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th centuryAll Mino-Goto style, shakudo nanako chiselled and gilded; the first mokko (four-lobed), with autumn plants, and with ho-o birds around the rim, 6.4cm (2½in) high; the second mokko, with paulownia and shishi (Chinese mythical lions), and with peonies around the rim, 6.5cm (2 9/16in) high; the third circular, with chrysanthemums and other autumn plants, the rim gilt with nekogaki striations, 7.2cm (2 13/16in) high. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first three iron; the first oval, pierced and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper with a samurai scene, signed Goshu Hikone no ju Soheishi Nyudo Soten sei; the second similar, signed Goshu Hikone no ju Kitagawa Zengoro Michihide sei; the third similar, depicting the legend of Choryo and Kosekiko; the fourth mokko (four-lobed), copper or yamagane nanako, chiselled in high relief with gold and copper inlay with the warrior-monk Benkei pretending to recite the Kanjincho at the Ataka Barrier; the fifth shakudo nanako, chiselled in high relief and inlaid in gold and copper, possibly with Takenouchi no Sukune receiving the Tide-Controlling Jewel from the Dragon King of the Sea. The smallest: 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high; the largest: 7.7cm (3in) high. (5).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll iron with gold details; the first two Nanban style, the seppadai chiselled with a seigaiha (stylised wave) pattern; the first multilobed, depicting jewel-bearing dragons; the second almost circular, chiselled and pierced with dragons and with a beaded rim; the third circular, with two samurai and a horse in a scene at the Uji River, signed Koshu Hikone no ju Soheishi Soten sei; the fourth circular, with a samurai archer in a pine grove; the fifth with chrysanthemums, signed Bushu no ju Masaharu; the sixth with peony leaves and blossoms, signed Bushu no ju Masachika saku. The smallest: 7.2cm (2 13/16in) high; the largest: 8.3cm (3¼in). (6).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EIGHT IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th centuryThe first mokkogata (four-lobed), Heianjo-zogan type, the rim and seppadai connected by 48 radiating spokes, the rim inlaid with wave patterns in brass; the second six-lobed, pierced with cherry blossoms and a conch shell; the third circular, with a shakudo rim, pierced with two leaves and the character kotobuki, signed Bushu no ju Kunihiro saku, with a wood tomobako storage box dated 31 August 1965 and certified by Dr Torigoe Kazutaro; the fourth with inome piercings and stylised birds; the fifth 24-lobed, the radiating spokes with four stylised birds; the sixth circular, the rim and seppadai connected by eight pierced stylised floral motifs; the seventh circular, formed as a bundle of tokusa (scouring rush), signed Echizen no ju Kinai saku; the last oval, probably Owari type, the rim connected to the seppadai by stylised thunderflash and other motifs. The smallest: 7cm (2¾in) high; the largest: 9.2cm (3 5/8in) high. (9).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
24 TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th centuryThe first 17 all iron; the first circular, katchushi type, pierce-cut with two small gourds; the second oval, chiselled with Amida yasuri (radial striations) and inlaid in copper alloys and gold with a bamboo plant; the third circular, inlaid in copper with a tsuridono (fishing pavilion) at the end of a jetty; the fourth rounded square, with three fanged fish in positive silhouette; the fifth nearly circular, chiselled and pierced with two hollyhock leaves, signed Echizen no ju Kinai saku; the sixth roughly circular with a hammered-up surface, chiselled and inlaid in gold with floating cherry blossoms and a mountain; the seventh diamond-shaped, with two stylised piercings; the eighth roughly circular, Yagyu type, pierced as a 12-spoked wheel; the ninth roughly circular, the degraded surface overlaid in nunome technique with gold flowers and tendrils; the tenth roughly circular, the surface chiselled with numerous Amida yasuri; the eleventh rounded rectangular, small, undecorated, with ryohitsu; the twelfth pierced and chiselled as six stylised pine trees; the thirteenth rounded rectangular, roughly chiselled and inlaid with a landscape and plants; the fourteenth oval, with a silver rim, signed Kunihiro; the fifteenth oval, chiselled and inlaid in silver and gold with a Chinese scholar in a landscape (the face missing); the sixteenth roughly circular with hammered-up surface and radial lines in gold nunome overlay around the perimeter; the seventeenth mokko (four-lobed), with a gilt-metal rim, stamped with star motifs; the eighteenth rounded rectangular, copper, chiselled and inlaid in gold and copper alloy with aubergines; the nineteenth octagonal, copper, with a 16-petal chrysanthemum motif on each side; the twentieth mokko, silvered copper alloy, chiselled with peach fruit and blossom; the twenty-first roughly circular, yamagane, pierced as a 16-spoked wheel; the twenty-second rounded square, copper, hammered up and pierced; the twenty-third mokko, copper alloy, plain; the twenty-fourth roughly circular, brass, the surfaced textured, chiselled and inlaid in relief with a dragon and tiger, signed Ikkansai. The smallest: 5.7cm (2¼in) high; the largest: 8.7cm (3 7/16in) high. (24).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th centuryThe first rounded rectangular, shibuichi with chiselled calligraphy and flat inlay of gold, silver, shakudo, and copper, depicting on one side a courtesan reading a letter and on the other the text of the letter, signed Oju Tsuneyuki horu (Carved to special order by Tsuneyuki), Otsuki school, published: Aito, 123 (August 1986); the second oval with irregular hammered-up rim, iron, chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, and shell, depicting the moon, bamboo, and flowering plum, signed indistinctly Kiju saku; the third mokko (four-lobed), shakudo with gold and copper inlay, depicting shells and waves; the fourth oval with a hammered-up rim, shibuichi with inlay of gold, silver, copper, and shell, depicting passengers on a ferry-boat by a willow, with signature Hosono Sozaemon kore o horu; all with wood storage boxes. The smallest: 6.7cm (2 5/8in) high; the largest: 7.5cm (3in) high. (8).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll shakudo nanako; the first ovoid, nanako, with gold, silver, and copper relief inlay of autumn plants and insects, signed Bushu no ju Masanaga; the second mokko (four-lobed), chiselled in relief and with gilt details depicting a nomaku (outdoor picnic curtain) and flowering cherry trees; the third ovoid, inlaid in copper and gilt relief with an Ise-ebi (spiny lobster) and New Year decorations; the fourth hamidashi type (with the hitsuana open on one side), inlaid in copper and gold relief with a bamboo flute bound with cord and with a cord and tassel around the rim; the fifth almost circular, chiselled in relief with a dragon and waves (gilt spray), signed Kenkosai Hara Kazutomo with a kao (cursive monogram, Haynes 03045). The smallest: 5.5cm (2 3/16in) high; the largest: 7.5cm (2 15/16in) high. (5).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
NINE IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 17th to 19th centuryAll oval or circular, pierced and chiselled; the first with chrysanthemums and grasses, signed Choshu no ju Tomosada; the second with floating cherry blossoms, signed Choshu Hagi no ju Naokatsu saku; the third with a mass of shellfish, signed Echizen no ju Kinai; the fourth with three aubergines, signed Masayoshi; the fifth Sunagawa style, with leaves and cones from different trees, sealed Masatatsu; the sixth with folding fans and leaves and flowers of yugao ('evening face', Lagenaria leucantha), in allusion to the Genji chapter so titled, signed Bushu no ju Masatoshi; the seventh with broken shippo-tsunagi (linked-cash) patterns; the eighth with descending geese, reeds, water, and moon, signed Bushu no ju Masakata; the last with sailing boats on one side and a smaller boat and mountain on the other, signed Choshu Hagi no ju Tomohisa saku. Each approx. 7.5cm (2 15/16in) high. (9).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll iron except the third; the first circular, chiselled in relief with the Yatsuhashi (Eight-Stage Bridge) and irises; the second rounded rectangular, chiselled in katakiribori with a shishi (Chinese mythical lion) on one side and peonies on the other, signed Yoshiteru; the third shibuichi, almost circular, chiselled in katakiribori with the Shichifukujin (Seven Gods of Good Fortune) on one side and a pine tree on the other, signed Furukawa Jochin with a kao; the fourth almost circular, pierced with a butterfly and dragonfly and chiselled in relief with narcissi and weeds, signed Inshu no ju Masamitsu; the fifth oval, with details in gold, chiselled in relief with a crane, minogame (bushy-tailed tortoise), rising sun, waves, and clouds, one hitsuana plugged with shakudo; the last rounded rectangular, chiselled in relief with a mountain stream, bamboo, and tiger, signed Choshu Setsusai (perhaps Mitsunori, Haynes 05357). The smallest: 7cm (2¾in) high; the largest: 8.7cm (3 7/16in) high. (6).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to 19th centuryThe first almost circular with silver semegane, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting Omori Hikoshichi carrying on his back a demon disguised as a beautiful woman, with signature Shozui; the second oval, exceptionally thick, chiselled on each side with a dragon, one holding a sacred jewel, the kogai-ana plugged with gold nanako, signed Seiryuken Eiju (perhaps Haynes 436) with a gold seal; the third almost circular, the kozuka-ana plugged with shakudo, inlaid in relief in gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and shibuichi with birds and autumn plants, signed Hikone no ju Soten; the fourth mokkogata (four-lobed) with a slightly raised rim chiselled and inlaid in relief in gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and shibuichi with deer at a mountain shrine, with a gold-inlaid seal. The smallest: 7.2cm (2 13/16in) high; The largest: 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first mokkogata (four-lobed), silver nanako, with chrysanthemums and waves; the second elongated mokko, blackened copper and silver with an applied copper rim, with kuyomon ('Nine Luminary' crests); the third oval, iron and shippo enamels, inset with two panels chiselled to imitate twill-plaited basketwork and inlaid with floral motifs, signed [. . .] no ju Masakuni; the fourth circular, gilt copper and enamels, with a stylised squirrel and grapes; the fifth oval, sentoku and gold, with Jurojin holding a scroll and a pine tree and stream on the reverse; the last oval, sentoku, shakudo, gold, and copper, on one side a rooster and on the other side a water plant. The smallest: 6.3cm (2½in) high; the largest: 7.4cm (2 7/8in) high. (6).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE SHAKUDO TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to 19th centuryThe first rounded rectangular, nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting a hollyhock trained on a bamboo stem with two insects on the reverse, with signature Atsuoki and a kao; the second almost circular, ishimeji (stone-texture ground), chiselled in relief and inlaid with gold, silver, copper, and shibuichi depicting deer on a crag, pine trees and the moon, signed Toshiteru (mid-19th century, Haynes 10593) with a kao; the third rounded rectangular, pierced and chiselled in relief with gold details depicting Shoki the Demon-Queller in pursuit of his quarry. The smallest: 5.9cm (2 5/16in) high; The largest: 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to mid-19th centuryThe first shibuichi, mokkogata (four-lobed), inlaid in gold, silver, and shakudo with poppies, ominaeshi (valerian), and chrysanthemums, signed Ryumeishi Kazuhide to (Haynes 2984); the second brass, almost circular, pierced and engraved with autumn plants and the moon, with signature Edo no ju Yasuchika and a kao; the third shakudo migakiji (polished ground), almost circular, pierced, chiselled in relief and with details in gold and copper depicting a Chinese landscape with figures, signed Kikuchi Seijo (perhaps Haynes 8078) with a kao; the fourth iron, almost circular, pierced, chiselled, and with gold and silver details perhaps depicting the legend of Kikujido (Chrysanthemum Boy) or a version of the Kochu kenkon (Cosmos in a Jar) theme, the kogai-ana plugged with shakudo; the fifth copper alloy, mokkogata, the surface roughly hammered, pierced with Genji-mon and inlaid in shakudo, shibuichi, silver, and gold with a wheel, mantis, and vine, alluding to the Chinese legend of the over-confident insect trying to stop a chariot, obscurely signed Kage[. . .] with a kao. The smallest: 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high; The largest: 7.2cm (2¾in) high. (5).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to mid-19th centuryThe first iron, aoigata (foliate), inlaid in gold, silver, and copper with maple leaves and cherry blossom; the second copper, mokkogata (four-lobed), inlaid in high relief of silver, copper, shakudo, and gold with three shirasagi (egrets) by a pond, signed Kikuoka Yukinobu (Haynes 12445) with a kao; the third iron, oval, chiselled in relief and with gold foil overlay depicting a grove of pine trees, with signature Gyokkeisha Miboku gyonen shichijusai (aged 70), as used by Hamano Shozui; the fourth shibuichi, oval, inlaid in gold, silver, copper, and shakudo with a group of samurai, probably resting on their way to the mountain lair of the Shuten Doji; the fifth shakudo, circular, chiselled and inlaid in gold and silver with a grove of trees, a bird, and the crescent moon. The smallest: 6.8cm (2 11/16in) high; the largest: 8.6cm (3 3/8in) high. (5).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), late 18th to early 20th centuryThe first iron, almost circular, deeply chiselled with waves and spray, signed Masanaga with a kao; the second iron, mokkogata (four-lobed), chiselled in low relief with chrysanthemums, signed Masayuki saku; the third and fourth both late decorative pieces not intended for actual use: the third shakudo with a gold finish imitating nashiji lacquer, mokkogata, chiselled and inlaid in copper, silver, and gold with a carp in a pond and an omodaka (arrowhead) plant, with signature Natsuo kanoto-u [. . .] kore o tsukuru; the fourth copper, rounded rectangular, chiselled and inlaid in high-relief gold and silver with egrets, bamboo, and a pond on one side and omodaka plant on the other, signed Ittoshi Ryuo (Haynes 1740). The smallest: 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high; The largest: 9.4cm (3¾in) high. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe first three iron: the first almost circular, chiselled and inlaid in gold, silver, and shakudo depicting a Tartar warrior with his mount beneath a pine tree by a waterfall, the kozuka-ana plugged with shakudo, signed Arichika; the second oval with a flat base, chiselled in high relief with inlay of copper and gold depicting a Nio (temple guardian figure) and three sparrows on one side and Mount Fuji on the reverse, signed Jomeiken Yasumitsu saku; the third mokkogata (four-lobed), chiselled in relief and inlaid with shakudo, shibuichi, and gold with a dragon, tiger, clouds, and waves, signed Horyusai Shiryu Fujiwara Tsunenobu (mid-late 19th century, Haynes 10879) with a kao; the fourth brass, rounded rectangular, chiselled in relief with peonies, signed Muneharu with a kao. The smallest: 7.2cm (2 7/8in) high; The largest: 8.6cm (3 3/8in) high. (4).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century, one dated 1858The first brass, aorigata (tapering towards the top), ishimeji, chiselled in relief and inlaid with a rooster, hen, chicks, and plants, signed and dated Ansei go tsuchinoe-uma aki, Ishiguro Masachika kore o tsukuru (Made by Ishiguro Masachika in autumn 1858), 8.2cm (3¼in) high; the second copper alloy imitating shakudo, ishimeji (stone-texture ground), mokkogata (four-lobed), the kozuka-ana plugged with gilt metal, applied in gold, silver, and copper high relief depicting samurai accoutrements, with date and inscribed Shunmei Hogen and a kao, 8.6cm (3 3/8in) high. (2).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to mid-19th centuryAll shakudo, the first ovoid, finely cut in itozukashi ('thread-piercing') technique with sayagata (key-fret) patterns, the ryohitsu lined in gilt, 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high; the second mokkogata (four-lobed), pierced and chiselled in relief with chrysanthemums, paulownias, and hollyhocks, a lozenge-shaped area around the ryohitsu and nakago-ana finished in nanako, signed Choshu no ju Tomonobu, 7.5cm (2 15/16in) high; the third roughly circular, formed as a minogame (bushy-tailed turtle) and waves, finely engraved and with gilt details, 8.3cm (3¼in) high. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) AND A KOGAI (SKEWER)Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid-19th centuryThe first tsuba shakudo, circular, fitted with a gold rim and chiselled on each side in sunk relief with eight aoi-mon (hollyhock crests), 8cm (3 1/8in) high; the second tsuba shibuichi, almost circular, with ishimeji (stone-texture ground) inlaid in gold, silver, copper, and shakudo with on one side a folded fan and a flowering plant in a bronze tripod vase and on the other a miniature inro with a root netsuke, signed Omori Hidetomo (Haynes 1165, 1166), 7.3cm (2 7/8in) high; the kogai silver, chiselled in relief and with details in gold and shakudo depicting an eel and reeds, signed Nobuyoshi (Hata Nobuyoshi, 1807-1878) with a kao, 15.8cm (6¼in) long. (3).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EIGHT KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first seven all shibuichi migakiji (polished ground): the first inlaid in copper, silver, gold, and shakudo depicting grapes and vines leaves, signed Hideo or Teruo with a kao; the second chiselled and with gold and silver details depicting Mount Fuji, clouds, and a hawk, signed Funada Ikkin Yoshinaga with a kao; the third inlaid in high relief of gold, silver, shakudo, and copper depicting Hadesu (Kashiwade no Omi Hatebe) strangling a tiger that had killed his daughter, signed Ichijosai Hironaga (early 19th century, Haynes 1415) with a distinctive kao; the fourth chiselled and inlaid with gold, silver, and copper depicting autumn plants, signed Masayuki with a kao; the fifth inlaid in shakudo, gold, silver, and copper with a hannya kite caught in a tree on one side and a yakko mask on the reverse; the sixth with a gilt-metal fitting to the mouth and with flush inlay of gold, shakudo, and silver depicting a covered gift box and noshi strips; the seventh light-coloured shibuichi chiselled in relief and with gold and silver details depicting a flowering vine and leaves, signed Shun'o Hogen Nobuyoshi with a kao; the eighth copper chiselled in high relief and with gold and silver details depicting Enma-O, Hell Judge, with a victim reflected in his sin-detecting mirror, signed Ikko [. . .] with a kao. (8).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first three shibuichi: the first inlaid in gold, shakudo, and copper with Hotei sleeping with his staff, fan, and sack, with signature Somin and a kao; the second partly silvered, chiselled in high relief and with gold and shakudo details depicting a Nio (temple guardian figure), signed Tounsai Tsuchiya Shomin (mid-19th century, Haynes 8760); the third inlaid on the front and one end in gold, silver, shakudo, and copper with three rats leading a wedding procession, the reverse chiselled in fine katagiribori with a detailed depiction of the rest of the procession, signed Jogetsusai Hiroyoshi (mid-19th century, Haynes 1449) with a kao; the fourth shakudo ishimeji (stone-texture ground) on the front and shibuichi migakiji (polished ground) on the reverse, the front chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper depicting Sanjo Munechika forging the sword blade Kogitsunemaru ('Little Fox'), assisted by the fox deity Inari in disguise, the reverse with flush gold inlay of wavy lines; the fifth shakudo nanako with a gilt-metal and shakudo frame, divided on the reverse by a katamigawari line, the front inlaid in gold, silver, shakudo, and copper with Mount Fuji, pines, cloud, and moon; the sixth gold nanako with a shakudo migakiji frame, applied in shakudo relief with a dragon and sacred pearl; one with a double wood storage box, the rest with a plain wood storage box. (13).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
NINE KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first five shakudo nanako: the first with a gilt frame with nekogaki ('cat scratches'), inlaid in gold with a single ear of rice, signed Nomura Masamitsu (late 18th century, Haynes 4103) with a kao; the second with a gilt frame with nekogaki, inlaid in gold and silver with a bird flying towards a flowering creeper on a trellis, signed Shokatei Motohiro (active circa 1800, Haynes 5869) with a kao; the third with a shakudo frame, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting two ears of rice, signed Tanaka Yoshitsugu (1775-1842, Haynes 12245) with a kao; the fourth with a shakudo frame, inlaid in gold and silver with an egoro (long-handled ritual incense burner); the fifth chiselled and inlaid in gold and silver depicting a nomaku (outdoor campaign curtain), the reverse gilt metal with nekogaki; the sixth copper nanako, inlaid in shakudo, shibuichi, and gold depicting two swallows and a willow tree, the reverse shibuichi, signed Choyo-bori shosaku Juhosai Yoshisato (early 19th century, the signature perhaps indicating that this is an early piece made in Nagasaki before the artist moved to Edo, Haynes 12061) with a kao; the seventh silver nanako with a silver frame applied in high relief with a Tanegashima musket in shakudo, gold, and silver, the reverse with nekogaki; the eighth shibuichi, pierced at one end, with flat inlay of shakudo and silver ichimatsu (chequerboard) and copper and shakudo mokume (wood grain); the ninth copper nanako applied with shakudo aoi-mon (hollyhock crests); eight with a plain wood storage box. (17).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EIGHT KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first copper nanako with a gilt frame with nekogaki ('cat scratches'), chiselled in relief and with gold and shakudo, depicting a dried salmon and two rats; the second shakudo with gilt fittings at either end, chiselled in relief and inlaid with gold and copper depicting Tekkai Sennin exhaling his double, signed [. . .] sensai with a kao; the third shakudo nanako, inlaid in shakudo, two tones of gold, and silver or shibuichi, depicting a snow-covered shrub, signed Gyonen hachijuhachisai Yoshioka Inabanosuke; the fourth shibuichi migakiji (polished ground), chiselled and with gold details depicting Jurojin, a crane, and a pine branch; the fifth shakudo, modelled as a tree trunk and inlaid with a cicada in shakudo and gold, with signature Otsuryuken Shozui; the sixth shibuichi, chiselled in relief and with details in gold and silver, depicting a dried salmon hanging on a straw rope and with an illegible label which may be the signature; the eighth shibuichi, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting Okame, Goddess of Mirth, holding a hiogi (court fan); the eighth shakudo, with grapes and vine leaves in flat inlay of silver and two tones of gold. (8).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EIGHT FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first six all shakudo nanako chiselled in relief and inlaid with gold and other metals and alloys: the first with Genta Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna racing across the Uji River; the second inlaid with horses and grooms in a pine forest, signed Soheishi Kitagawa Nyudo Soten sei; the third with an unidentified historical scene, signed Soheishi Nyudo Soten sei; the fourth with a Chinese mounted warrior on the kashira and carpenters working on a large wooden beam on the fuchi; the fifth with the herdboy Kengyu (Chinese: Qianniu) leading an ox in the clouds, signed Asami Hokyu (Haynes 1613, with the family name there misread as Asagai) with a kao; the sixth shakudo migakiji (polished ground), chiselled in relief and inlaid with gold details depicting Kosekiko (Huang Shigong) on horseback (on the kashira) and Choryo (Zhang Liang) fighting a dragon (on the fuchi), signed and dated Kansei kanoe-inu [. . .] Bushu Nakahara Yukitoshi tsukuru (Nakahara Yukitoshi of Nagato Province made this in 1790, Haynes 124783); the seventh shibuichi migakiji (polished ground), chiselled in relief and inlaid with gold, copper, silver, and shakudo depicting Genta Kagesue and Sasaki Takatsuna racing across the Uji River; the eighth of the same materials as the seventh, perhaps depicting Yoshitsune leading the charge down the Hiyodori Pass, signed Goshu no ju Mitsuyoshi (Mitsuyoshi of Omi Province) with the same kao as reproduced in Haynes 5584 (but not of the date given there). (16).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), 18th to 19th centuryThe first shakudo nanako, chiselled and inlaid in gold and silver with geese, oshidori (mandarin ducks), autumn plants, clouds, and a stream, with a fitted wood storage box inscribed with an attribution to the Kaga-Province branch of the Goto lineage; the second shibuichi migakiji (polished ground), inlaid in gold, silver, and shakudo with swallows, a dragonfly, and a willow tree; the fourth sentoku (brass), chiselled and inlaid in gold, silver, and shakudo with a swooping bird of prey (on the kashira) and a beetle on a floating leaf (on the fuchi, the kashira signed Toshiyoshi (Haynes 10651), the fuchi with signature Shosho Nobuyoshi and a kao; the fifth iron, with gold and silver overlay of birds, butterflies, buildings, and foliage, signed Ashu no bu Masachika (Masachika of the Awa-Province branch, Haynes 03844); the fifth shakudo, chiselled and inlaid in gold with birds of prey, rocks, and waves, signed Chishiki Kanenori (1720-1783, Haynes 2523); two with wood storage boxes. (14).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TEN FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji era (1868-1912), 18th to 19th centuryThe first shibuichi ishimeji (stone-texture ground), chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting bats and the crescent moon, signed Washi Kyuko (Washida Mitsutoki [Kyukodo], 1801-1862, Haynes 5455) with a kao, with a fitted wood storage box inscribed by Hino Shoan with an attribution to the artist, signed Shoan, sealed Hino and dated January 1961; the second shakudo, chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold and copper with dragonflies, signed and dated Koka ni kinoto-mi shujitsu Washida Mitsuchika (Washida Mitsuchika, autumn 1845; 1823–1902, Haynes 5142); the third shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper with seashells and seaweed, signed Heian Nagata Naohiro (Haynes 6626) with a kao; the fourth shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold, shibuichi, and copper with wasps and a wasp nest, signed Horie Okisada (Haynes 7473); the fifth shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold and silver with butterflies, signed Zeraku (Haynes 12554); the sixth shibuichi with a large fuchi, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting a carp, waves, and spray, with signature Omori Teruhide and a kao; the seventh shibuichi, chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold and shakudo with ayu (sweetfish), rocks, and a stream, with signature Iwamoto Konkan and a kao; the eighth shakudo ishimeji (stone-texture ground), chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold, shakudo, and copper with a spider, spider's web, grasshopper, and fireflies, with signature Iwamoto Konkan and a kao; the ninth shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and inlaid in copper and gold with Ise-ebi (spiny lobsters), with signature Iwamoto Konkan and a kao; the tenth shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper with snakes, rocks, bamboo grass, and susuki (plume grass), signed Teruyoshi; five with wood storage boxes. (25).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SEVEN FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first iron, chiselled in relief and with gold and silver details, depicting Chinese warrior Go Shisho (Chinese: Wu Zixu, d. 484 BC) writing a text at the same time as holding a 600-kilo bronze vessel above his head, with other scenes from early Chinese history, signed Tetsugendo Shoraku with a gold seal Toshiyuki (Haynes 6772); the second shibuichi migakiji (polished ground), chiselled and inlaid in shakudo, copper, and gold with koronbo (South Sea Islanders), signed Yoshihiro with a kao; the third shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting two shachihoko (dragon fish), signed Nanto Tanaka no ju Tanaka Sokaku seishi (made by Tanaka Sokaku, residing at Tanaka, Nara; Haynes 8903); the fourth shibuichi migakiji (polished ground) with flush inlay of gold, silver, copper, and shakudo depicting masked rustic dancers, signed Hinoe-tora haru Echi Fuku ni oite kore o horu Kono Toyotoshi (Chiselled by Kono Toyotoshi in Fukui, Echizen Province, spring 1866, Haynes 10733) with a gold seal; the fifth shibuichi boldly chiselled in relief and inlaid with gold, silver, shakudo, and copper depicting Mongaku Shonin doing penance under the icy Nachi Waterfall, about to be rescued by the guardian deity Fudo Myo-o, signed Katsukawa Mototoshi tsukuru (perhaps the same as Haynes 5962); the sixth shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold details depicting an oni (demon, on the kashira) stealing a pagoda from the guardian deity Bishamon (on the fuchi), signed Kawakami Hidemasa (unidentified); the seventh iron, outsize, boldly chiselled with Shoki (on the fuchi sheltering from a storm sent down by Fujin (on the kashira), signed Inagawa Naokatsu with a kao; four with wood storage boxes (18).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EIGHT TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first circular, brass with traces of enamel, chiselled with a dragon with a sword in its tail; the second oval, sentoku with a shakudo rim, pierced and carved in relief with a dragon in clouds with a sword in its tail (gilt details), the hitsuana plugged with shakudo; the third oval, sentoku and enamels, with a carp, waterfall, and clouds; the fourth mokko (four-lobed), with a raised rim embellished with tendrils in shakudo inlay, signed Kashino Naonobu with a kao (cursive monogram, as reproduced in Haynes, 06740); the fifth shibuichi, chiselled with a fur-like texture and with five Chinese characters in relief, the rim gilt and inset with rhinestones (some missing), the ryohitsu lined in gilt, signed Hirata Harunari with a kao (cursive monogram, Haynes 00844); the sixth ovoid, copper, chiselled and inlaid in shakudo and silver relief with bamboo leaves and dewdrops; the seventh hamidashi type (with the hitsuana open on one side), copper nanako with gold, silver, shakudo, and enamels depicting butterflies, signed Goto Mitsuaki with a kao (see Haynes 05128, but a later artist); the eighth ovoid, composition imitating copper, with dragons and clouds in relief. The smallest: 5.7cm (2¼in) high; the largest: 9cm (3 1/2in) high.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
NINE FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first iron, inlaid and overlaid in gold with gunpai (martial fans), signed Sendai no ju Kiyosada; the second shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and inlaid in gold with kamon (family crests), signed Nakamura Haruhiro (early 19th century, Haynes 796) with a kao; the third shakudo, chiselled in relief in imitation of woven bamboo, signed Tankasai Motoaki (Haynes 5824-5825) with a kao; the fourth shakudo migakiji (polished ground), with flat inlay of gold, silver, and copper depicting kites and strings, signed Jochiku with a kao; the fifth iron, chiselled with floral motifs, signed Inoue Sadamasa; the sixth shakudo nanako, inlaid in gold and silver with loom shuttles; the seventh iron, overlaid in gold with karakusa scrolls, signed Yoshitaka; the eighth iron, chiselled with sunken panels enclosing an archaic character and kamon (family crests) with gold details, signed Nagasone Kashi saku; the ninth shibuichi migakiji (polished ground), with gold, shakudo, and red copper inlay of archaic characters, signed Mineshige (Haynes 5088); four with wood storage boxes. (22).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold inlay of tigers, bamboo grass, and rocks, with signature Yanagawa Naomasa; the second shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold, silver, and shibuichi inlay of a hawk in a tree (on the kashira) glaring at two sparrows (on the fuchi, signed Ishiguro Moritsune horu (unrecorded) with a kao; the third shakudo nanako, chiselled in relief and with gold and silver inlay of birds and susuki (plume grass), with signature Iwamoto Konkan with a kao, with a fitted wood storage box inscribed by Dr Sato Kanzan with an attribution to the artist, dated autumn 1964; the fourth copper nanako (the fuchi plate shakudo), inlaid in shakudo and gold relief with dragons, with signature Tamagawa Yoshihisa (Haynes 11642) and a kao; the fifth shibuichi, chiselled in relief and with gold inlay of shishi (Chinese mythical lions), bamboo grass, and a waterfall. (11).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
EIGHT FUCHIGASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first shakudo nanako with gold, silver, shibuichi, and copper, depicting butterburs and flowering plants, signed Kiyotoshi with a kao (Haynes 10401, circa 1850), with wood tomobako storage box with an attestation on the reverse of the lid by Amiya Soemon dated summer 2010; the second shibuichi, gold, and shakudo, depicting flowering chrysanthemums, obscurely signed; the third shibuichi with katagiribori chiselling depicting noblemen watching a performance of the drama Ataka no seki, signed Furukawa Jochin with a kao (Haynes 02106, circa 1750); the fourth shakudo and gold, in Mino-Goto style, depicting chrysanthemums, wisteria, and suzumushi (bell crickets), signed Mino no ju Mitsuaki (Goto Mitsuaki, Haynes 05133, 18th century); the fifth shakudo and gold, chiselled in relief with Jurojin, God of Longevity, and a minogame (bushy-tailed turtle), signed Ichiryu Tomoyoshi; the sixth shibuichi, gold, and copper, chiselled in relief with Tekkai Sennin exhaling his anima and Gama Sennin with his toad, signed Tsunenao with a kao; the seventh shibuichi with flat inlay of gold, silver, and shakudo, depicting a boat courtesan at Asazuma on Lake Biwa, after the painter Hanabusa Itcho (1652-1724), signed Jochiku; the eighth shibuichi with gold, silver, and shakudo, depicting the warrior-monk Benkei, signed Tsunenao with a kao; all with wood storage boxes (some with paper labels). (24).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE FUCHI (HILT COLLARS) AND SIX FUCHI-GASHIRA (HILT COLLARS AND POMMELS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryThe first fuchi shakudo nanako and gold, with tigers and a cub crossing a river; the second shakudo nanako and gold, with a bird and waves, with a certificate of attribution to [Goto] Renjo; the third shakudo nanako and gold, with a bird and foliage; the first fuchi-gashira, shakudo nanako and gold, with floral crests and motifs; the second in Mino Goto style, shakudo nanako and gold, with chrysanthemums and other flowers; the third shakudo nanako and gold, with bamboo and stylised clouds; the fourth shakudo and silver, with water and dewdrops; the fifth shakudo nanako and gold, with crests and flowers; the sixth shakudo, gold, and silver, with a hazy sunset, signed Omori Teruhide with a kao; one fuchi-gashira with a plain wood storage box. (16).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE SETS OF MENUKI (HILT GRIPS)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first copper, shakudo, and gold, as a cock and hen pheasant; the second copper-gilt, as three sea bass, signed Hoboshi Yoshinaga kizamu (compare Haynes 11915); the third shakudo and gold, each as a pair of octopus; the fourth copper and gold, each as a tortoise and young; the fifth gold, each as a kamakiri (mantis); two sets with a wood storage box. (12).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX SETS OF MENUKI (HILT GRIPS)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryThe first gold, as sheaves of autumn plants; the second shakudo, gold, and copper, as a Tartar or Chinese drummer and trumpeter, with signature Goto Sokujo and kao; the third gold, as a wasp and fruiting branch; the fourth shakudo, gold, silver, and copper, each as a koro (incense burner) with a reticulated cover and a set of utensils; the fifth shakudo and gold, each as a group of gunpai (martial fans); the last gold, each as warabi ferns, signed Tomotsune; three sets with a wood storage box. (15).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FIVE TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to 19th centuryAll shakudo and roughly circular; the first migakiji, finely chiselled and inlaid in copper, gold, and shibuichi with Hotei, his treasure sack, Chinese boys, and a pine tree, signed Hyakujuken Yoshinobu with a kao (cursive monogram, as reproduced in Haynes, 11967); the second chiselled in very low relief enhanced with gilding, depicting autumn flowers and insects; the third with a slightly raised dotemimi rim, inlaid on each side with wisteria leaves and blossoms in two tints of gold, both hitsu-ana plugged (the plug missing on one side); the fourth formed as five taro leaves, the veins inlaid in gold; the fifth chiselled in imitation of a woven-bamboo fence with eight lobes around the circumference gilded and finely worked in a millefleur pattern, signed Takahashi Masatsugu with a kao (cursive monogram, Haynes 04700, although the correct reading might be Masakiyo). The smallest: 6.9cm (2 11/16in) high; the largest: 7.7cm (3in) high. (5).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI (1797-1861), UTAGAWA TOYOKUNI III (1786-1865), UTAGAWA YOSHITSUYA (1822-1866), UTAGAWA KUNISADA II (1823-1880), AND OTHERSEdo period (1615-1868), early to mid-19th century29 oban prints, eight oban triptychs, one chuban print and one square-shaped print by various artists, the majority yakusha-e and incomplete sheets from a triptych, comprising: three warrior prints of various formats by Kuniyoshi, the first an oban tate-e depicting Ushiwakamaru and Benkei fighting on the Gojo Bridge from the series Buyu moyu kagami (Mirror of Military Excellence and Fierce Courage), published by Iseya Sanjiro, censor's seal kiwame, circa 1836, the second an oban tate-e of Takiguchi toneri Watanabe no Tsuna (Imperial Guard Watanabe no Tsuna) from an untitled series, published by Kawaguchi Uhei, censor's seal kiwame, circa 1826-27, the last a square-shaped print (the top cartouche cut from an original oban-size print) depicting Soga Hakomaru from the series Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Patterned on the Ogura 100 Poems by 100 Poets), published by Ibaya Senzaburo, circa 1847; 21 oban tate-e and two oban yoko-e and six oban tate-e diptychs (incomplete sheets) by Toyokuni III; two oban and one chuban yakusha-e print by Yoshitsuya; one shini-e diptych of Ichikawa Danjuro attributed to Kuniyoshi; one oban diptych of Genji-e by Kunisada II; two oban yakusha-e prints by Utagawa school; variously published and variously signed; each mounted on a paper or inside a plastic sleeve. The smallest: 25.5cm x 18.5cm (10in x 7¼in); the largest: 36.5cm x 49.5cm (14 3/8in x 19½in). (39).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SEVEN TSUBA (HAND GUARDS)Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryAll except the seventh iron; the first mokko (four-lobed), chiselled in relief and with gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and shibuichi inlay depicting a kneeling figure in a mino (straw raincoat) looking up at a ghostly woman appearing from a waterfall, a drum in the water below and a wasp on the reverse; the second ovoid, chiselled in relief and with copper and gold details depicting a sarumawashi (monkey trainer) and monkey, a flowering prunus on the reverse; the third ovoid, with brass relief inlay of clematis around the rim; the fourth roughly circular, with a cicada chiselled in relief shakudo and gold and five gold-inlaid reisho-style characters, signed on an inlaid plaque on the reverse Ryuchiken Teruyuki (Haynes 09665) and sealed; the fifth mokko, one side gilt, inlaid on both sides in relief gold, silver, copper, shakudo, and shibuichi depicting a scene in the style of Hokusai with a kneeling figure looking on in exasperation as sparrows escape from a cage and morph into sparrow dancers, with signature Dairyusai Mitsuoki; the sixth rounded rectangular with a hammered-up rim, chiselled and inlaid with Daikoku weighing out gold coins with his rats, mallet, and rice bales, and with a shimenawa (sacred straw rope) overhead, chiselled with a poem and signed Tatsu Hogen kore o horu; the seventh rounded square, shibuichi, chiselled and inlaid in copper and brass with a Nio on one side and an ema and temple pillar with senjafuda on the reverse. The smallest: 6.7cm (2 5/8in) high; the highest: 8.5cm (3 3/8in) high. (7).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
WILLIAM DARTON: 38 MAPS UNION ATLAS CONTAINING NEW AND IMPROVED MAPS OF ALL THE EMPIRES, KINGDOMS AND STATES IN THE KNOWN WORLD, London, William Darton, 1812, first edition, 38 engraved hand coloured or outline coloured maps as called for, engraved pictorial title page, large 4to, contemporary quarter calf worn, boards detached
1st Viscount Gladstone - Herbert Gladstone ALS dated 25/5/1883. Politician and First Governor of South Africa. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Autographed Gordon Strachan 16 X 12 Photo - Col, Depicting The Leeds United Captain Holding Aloft The First Division Trophy At Elland Road Prior To The Final Game Of The 1991/92 Season, A 1-0 Victory Over Norwich City, Signed Best Wishes In Black Marker. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Autographed Steve Heighway 16 X 12 Photo - B/W, Depicting The Liverpool Winger Scoring His Side's Opening Goal In A 3-1 Victory Over Everton In A First Division Encounter At Anfield In 1976, Signed In Blue Marker. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Autographed Evan Williams And Colin Stein 16 X 12 Photo - Colorized, Depicting A Superb Image Showing Colin Stein Of Rangers Flicking The Ball Past Celtic Goalkeeper Evan Williams And Into The Net, During A First Division Encounter At Ibrox In 1971, The Goal Though Was Disallowed Due To Dangerous Play, Signed By Both Players In Blue Marker. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
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