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A FINE GOTO SCHOOL SHAKUDO AND GOLD TSUBA WITH SHISHI DESIGN UnsignedJapan, Goto school, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The marugata shakudo tsuba with a kozuka hitsu-ana, the kogai hitsu-ana plugged with gold, with some copper sekigane, bearing a masterfully punched nanako ground, the rim applied in beautiful gold takazogan with a design of frolicking shishi. HEIGHT 7.1 cm, LENGTH 6.7 cm WEIGHT 142 g Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.With a wood tomobako storage box applied with a Japanese label.

HAMANO NAOHIRO: A FINE HAMANO SCHOOL SHAKUDO AND GOLD TSUBA DEPICTING ISE-EBI By Hamano Naohiro, signed Hamano Naohiro and kakihanJapan, Hamano school, c. 1850, Edo period (1615-1868)The oval shakudo tsuba with a kogai and kozuka hitsu-ana, applied in gold, silver, and shakudo takazogan with an Ise-ebi (spiny lobster) along with further New Year decorations and sacred shimenawa. Signed to the reverse HAMANO NAOHIRO and kakihan. HEIGHT 7 cm, LENGTH 6.7 cmWEIGHT 134 g Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.With a wood tomobako storage box applied with a Japanese label. The artist and his characteristic kakihan (artist's cursive monogram) are listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 1318 (H 06628.0). He made inlays in the classic Hamano style, such as on the present piece.

AN OTSUKI SCHOOL SENTOKU TSUBA DEPICTING THE HUMILIATION OF KANSHIN By Otsuki Mitsuhiro, signed Mitsuhiro with kakihanJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Published: Satsuo, Ando (1980) Kodogu/The World of Sword Furnishings: Fittings from the Collection of Raymond Bushell, no. 89.Exhibited: Mikimoto Hall, Mikimoto Ginza, Tokyo, 14-23 March 1980.The sentoku tsuba of square form with indented corners, with a kozuka hitsu-ana, finely worked in shishiaibori engravings to depict Kanshin crawling between the legs of a peasant, the reverse with a figure carrying a basket, signed MITSUHIRO with kakihan (artist's cursive monogram). HEIGHT 6.6 cm, LENGTH 6 cmWEIGHT 105.6 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: Ex. Bushell Collection. Christie's, Bushell Collection of Japanese Sword Fittings & Works of Art, 28 October 1998, New York, lot 616 (sold for USD 3,680). A collector's number inscribed, '764.'With a fitted tomobako storage box.Otsuki Mitsuhiro (1795-1841) is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on pp. 1056 (H 05188.0) and was the first son of Otsuki Mitsuoki (H 05375.0). He was also an expert on armor and wrote about the subject.In Chinese legend, Kanshin (in Chinese, Han Xin, 231-196 B.C.) was the celebrated son of a prince of Han who was challenged by a ruffian to crawl between his legs in a public place. He consented to this humiliation rather than create a disturbance or fight with a man of lowly rank.Museum comparison:A closely related sentoku tsuba with herons in a lotus pond by Otsuki Mitsuhiro is in the Walters Art Museum, accession number 51.137.Auction comparison:Compare a related sentoku tsuba with cranes and lotus by Otsuki Mitsuhiro at Christie's, The Duncan Beresford-Jones Collection of Japanese Art from Important Historic European Collections, 7 June 2000, London, lot 177 (sold for GBP 8,460).

WASHIDA MITSUCHIKA: A FINE SENTOKU TSUBA WITH KIRIN UNDER A PINE TREE By Washida Mitsuchika, signed Yuzensai Mitsuchika with kakihanJapan, second half of 19th centuryThe sentoku tsuba of kakugata shape, with a kozuka and kogai hitsu-ana, delicately worked in gold and shibuichi takazogan, as well as fine kebori and katakiribori engraving to depict a kirin under a pine tree. The beast standing on a rocky outpost detailed with scrolling whiskers as it looks up at the pine needles high above, its body incised with curly mane and tail, the reverse carved with the plummet beyond the cliff, a gushing waterfall issues from a rocky height, all below scrolling clouds. Signed YUZENSAI MITSUCHIKA with kakihan (artist's cursive monogram). HEIGHT 6.8 cm, LENGTH 6.2 cmWEIGHT 93.6 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear.With a padded wood tomobako storage box with a label 'Mitsuchika.'Washida Mitsuchika (1823-1902) is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on pp. 1049 (H 05142.0) and was the first son of the second Washida Mitsutoki (H. 05455). Auction comparison:Compare a closely related sentoku tsuba by Yuzenkyo Mitsuchika at Bonhams, Japanese Art & Design, 11 May 2011, London, lot 382 (sold for GBP 1,875).

SUGIURA JOI: A SUPERB SUAKA TSUBA WITH HOTEI AND KARAKOSchool of Sugiura Joi, signed Issan Joi with sealJapan, 19th centuryThe suaka tsuba of square form with rounded sides, with a kozuka hitsu-ana, finely worked in gold takazogan, as well as shishiaibori, kebori, and katakiribori engravings to depict a chuckling Hotei engulfed in a voluminous robe detailed with foliate motif, his face with a fine stubble and shimmering teeth inlaid in gold, the reverse with a pair of karako, one holding a flag and the other a fan, dancing merrily as they welcome the Lucky God. Signed ISSAN JOI with a gold seal.HEIGHT 8.1 cm, LENGTH 7.7 cmWEIGHT 181.6 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: From a private collection in Japan.With a padded wood tomobako storage box.Sugiura Joi (1701-1761) is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on pp. 450 (H 02135.0) and was a student of Nara Toshinaga (H. 10469). Sugiura Joi later went on to start the Joi school.Auction comparison:Compare a closely related suaka tsuba depicting Jurojin with his deer after Sugiura Joi at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art part II, 10 May 2011, London, lot 35 (sold for GBP 6,240).

A FINE GOTO ICHIJO SCHOOL SUAKA TSUBA DEPICTING BIRDS IN WINTERUnsignedJapan, Goto school, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868) Published: Joly, Henri L. (1966) The W. L. Behrens Collection, Part 3, Sword-Fittings, Tsuba, Metal, Tsuba and Sword, no. 2020, illustrated on pl. XLIV.The suaka tsuba of nade-kakugata shape, with a kozuka hitsu-ana, delicately worked in shakudo, silver, and gold hirazogan, as well as fine kebori and katakiribori engraving to depict the roughness of the trunk and softness of the branches, one side with a pigeon sitting on a shedding plum tree, the reverse with a barren tree on a winter day with a crow perched on its branch, the emptiness suggested by the polished, lustrous surface.HEIGHT 6.6 cm, LENGTH 6.3 cmWEIGHT 104.4 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear.Provenance: Ex. Collection W. L. Behrens, collection no. 2020. Sold at Christie's, Arts of the Samurai, 16 June 1999, London, lot 378. A noted private collection, acquired from the above.

A FINE BAKUMATSU SENTOKU TSUBA WITH BIRDS, PINE, AND MOUNT FUJI Signed Ichiinken Togyoku with sealJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The sentoku tsuba of mokkogata shape, finely worked in gold, sentoku, and silver takazogan, as well as kebori and katakiribori engravings to depict a gnarled pine tree with two squawking birds, the sun setting in the back, the reverse with a view of Mount Fuji, some birds in the distance, and signed ICHIINKEN TOGYOKU with seal.HEIGHT 8.1 cm, LENGTH 7.4 cmWEIGHT 133.9 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear.With a padded wood tomobako storage box.

FUJIWARA KATSUNORI: A SUPERB IRON TSUBA DEPICTING SCENES FROM NOH THEATRE By Fujiwara Katsunori, signed Fujiwara Katsunori sakuJapan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)The iron tsuba in the shape of a Buddhist temple bell crowned with kirin heads, finely worked in iro-e takazogan of gold, silver, copper, shibuichi, and shakudo, depicting a pair of Noh actors from the play Takasago in conversation, the old couple with fans in hand and dressed in mizugoromo decorated with foliate motifs. The reverse alluding to another Noh play, Kiyohime, depicting a Hannaya mask and striker. Signed FUJIWARA KATSUNORI saku [made by Fujiwara Katsunori].HEIGHT 9.5 cm, LENGTH 7.5 cmWEIGHT 124.6 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear, some light malachite encrustations. This tsuba cleverly juxtaposes the eternal love and devotion imagined in Takasago to the pain of rejection and jealousy in Kiyohime. The two sides of the gong, where Anchin also faces his untimely death, present the range of emotions experienced in love to the viewer. On the one hand, the old couple in Takasago personify divine devotion to each other and on the other hand, Kiyohime alludes to the dangers of jealousy, infatuation, and revenge as if to warn one of the perils of love.The artist is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on pp. 594 (H 02858.0).Auction comparison:Compare a closely related iron tsuba with similar inlays, by the same artist, signed Fujiwara Katsunori koku, at Christie's, Japanese and Korean Art Online, 27 September 2022, New York, lot 9 (sold for EUR 3,276).

NORIYUKI: A SUPERB HAMANO SCHOOL SHIBUICHI TSUBA WITH KANZAN AND JITTOKU By Hamano Noriyuki, sealed Noriyuki (Kuzui)Japan, Hamano school, c. 1800, Edo period (1615-1868)The shibuichi tsuba of nagamarugata shape, with a kozuka hitsu-ana, the nakago-ana with some suaka sekigane, delicately worked in iro-e takazogan of gold, silver, suaka, and shakudo, as well as fine kebori and katakiribori engraving to depict Kanzan walking on a sandy shore towards Jittoku, the tide slowly coming in, the reverse with Jittoku leaning against a broom as he gazes at the moon, both dressed in voluminous robes with foliate designs, the shore with shells and craggy rocks on stippled ground, signed with a seal NORIYUKI (Kuzui).HEIGHT 7.1 cm, LENGTH 6.5 cmWEIGHT 130.4 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear.Museum comparison:A closely related shibuichi tsuba with the Chinese General Soso crossing the Yangtze River under the moon, bearing the same gold seal and by Hamano Noriyuki, is in the Walters Art Museum, accession number 51.124.

SANO NAONOBU: A SUPERB SILVER KOZUKA WITH FUJIN AND RAIJIN STORMING ABOVE A BIJIN AND ATTENDANT By Sano Naonobu, signed Sano Naonobu and kakihanJapan, Sano school, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Finely incised in katakiribori and kebori with Raijin and Fujin raging in a cloudy sky. Raijin pounding his drum as Fujin releases his bag of wind, consequently inverting the umbrella of the attendant which he holds over the elegantly dressed Bijin. Signed with in a quadrilobed gold hirazogan reserve SANO NAONOBU and kakihan (artist's cursive monogram).HEIGHT 9.7 cm WEIGHT 29.3 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and few microscopic scratches.With a wood tomobako storage box and label naming the artist and his lineage.The artist is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 1335 (H 06742.0). Naonobu was the student and adopted son of Sano Naoyoshi. He worked as an independent artist of the Sano family school.Auction comparison:Compare a related iron tsuba engraved with a tiger by the same artist, signed Sano Naonobu, at Bonhams, Arts of the Samurai, 26 October 2022, New York, lot 112 (sold for USD 2,550).

TAKESHISAI TOSHITERU: A FINE SILVER KOZUKA DEPICTING A WINTER SCENE OF A DOVE IN A WILLOW TREE By Takeshisai Toshiteru, signed Takeshikai Toshiteru and kakihanJapan, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The silver kozuka finely decorated with takazogan in gold and silver with a dover perched in a snow-covered willow tree whose branches thin beautifully from silver to gold. The top and bottom edges gilt and signed CHIKUSHIAN TOSHITERU and kakihan.HEIGHT 9.8 cm WEIGHT 31 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use.With a fitted wood tomobako storage box, inscribed to the lid, and a label naming the artist and his lineage.The artist is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 2075 (H 10593.0). Toshiteru was a student of the Tanaka school, but he worked more in the style of the Edo kinko group.Auction comparison:Compare a related shakudo tsuba, signed Toshiteru, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 16 June 2023, Vienna, lot 212 (sold for EUR 1,820).

YANAGAWA NAOTOKI: A FINE YANAGAWA SCHOOL SHAKUDO FUCHI AND KASHIRA OF BIRDS OF PREY By Yanagawa Naotoki, signed Yanagawa Naotoki and kakihanJapan, Yanagawa school, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The nanako ground finely decorated in shibuichi, gold, silver, and shakudo takazogan with birds of prey perched on the gnarled branch of a pine tree, their feathers masterfully worked in kebori with silver hirazogan stripes. The branches are polished with excellent katakiribori detailing. The fuchi signed YANAGAWA NAOTOKI and kakihan.HEIGHT 4 cmWEIGHT 39.9 gCondition: Very good condition with minor wear and traces of use.With a fitted tomobako storage box inscribed on the reverse of the lid naming the artist, and signed by the collector Zaiya, a name used by Torigoe Kazutaro, dated 1967. Torigoe Kazutaro was an expert of Japanese swords, writing several books on swords and sword fittings in the 1960s and 1970s. Since his death, his large collection of swords and sword fittings have spread far and wide, easily recognizable by the inscribed tomobako boxes bearing his red-stamp seal.The artist is listed in the Haynes Index of Japanese Sword Fittings and Associated Artists on p. 1344 (H 06798.0). Yanagawa was the adopted son and student of Naomitsu. Several examples of his signature appear in the Victoria & Albert Museum.Auction comparison:Compare a related Yanagawa school shakudo nanako tsuba with roosters, at Bonhams, The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art, 5 November 2014, London, lot 16 (sold for GBP 1,625).

EIN MONTIERTES WAKIZASHI Japan, 18./19. Jahrhundert Stahl etc. L. mit Koshira-e ca. 66 cm. Das Schwert hat eine Konfiguration aus Shinogizukuri und Iroimune, Klinge mit Mustern Muji-Hada und Suguha sowie O-Maru. Das Koshira-e besteht aus einer braun lackierten Saya, einem eisernen Tsuba, einem Tsuka mit Samekawa umwickelt, mit Blumenzweigen verzierten Fuchi-Kashira, sowie Menuki in Chrysanthemenform. Die Klinge ist unsigniert. Mit Gebrauchsspuren.

EIN NEUNTEILIGES KONVOLUT VON TSUBA Japan, 19./20. Jahrhundert Eisen. H. 5.9-7.5 cm. Das Konvolut umfasst neun Tsuba in verschiedenen Formen. Ein Tsuba in Aorigata ist signiert "Masaharu" und mit Kao, ein Tsuba in Marugata dekoriert mit drei Genbu ist signiert "Kofu no ju Tatsutoshi" und ein Tsuba in Marugata dekoriert mit Lotusblüten ist signiert "Echizen ju Kinai saku". Part. besch., mit Gebrauchsspuren. Provenienz: Aus einer alten Privatsammlung in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Antique Japanese wakasashi sword with 55 cm curved blade, visible hamon line to edge (un-signed tang) with good quality civilian mounts with brass inlaid tsuba and lacquered scabbardGood condition, blade re-polished with minor pitting ( see extra images on our website )

Six Japanese sword guards (tsuba), the first maru-gata, with an openwork design involving maple leaves; the next with horses plunging in a river; the next with openwork decoration and a scalloped edge; the next with a gilt highlighted dragon; the next an openwork dragon; the last mokko-gata, gilt and low relief, dragons in a river; each in a wooden box [6]

A Japanese sword guard (tsuba), iron with relief decoration and gilt details, a monkey in a tree reaches a long arm down towards a stream, six-character signature to the seppa dai, 72 x 69 mm

A Japanese sword (katana), blade 27.5 in. hon-zukuri, silvered habaki with offset diagonal grooves, mumei; mokko gata tsuba of shakudo, encrusted decoration forming a seascape with warriors on a ship; gold inlaid iron fuchi (remaining hilt fitting absent); laquered saya with gold inlaid iron kojiri.

Wakizashi, Japan, Edo-Periode Klinge Shinogi Tsukuri, Chu Kissaki (Kissaki leicht beschädigt), Torii Zori, Hada und Hamon durch Korrosionsspuren schwer erkennbar. Nakago Ubu mit einem Mekugi Ana, unsigniert, silbernes Habaki mit Neko Gaki. Tatemaugata Tsuba aus Bronze mit Dekor aus Vögeln und einem Falken im Bambus in Shakudo und Gold, Fuchi Kashira mit Pflanzendekor in Gold auf Nanako-Grund, eiserne Menuki in Form von Oni. Schwarzlacksaya (bestoßen und mit kleinen Fehlstellen), Kozuka mit feiner, in Gold gehaltener Darstellung einer Brücke vor einer Landschaft mit Haus. Länge K/M 40,5 cm, Gesamtlänge 60 cm. A Japanese wakizashi, Edo period A Japanese wakizashi, Edo periodKlinge Shinogi Tsukuri, Chu Kissaki (Kissaki leicht beschädigt), Torii Zori, Hada und Hamon durch Korrosionsspuren schwer erkennbar. Nakago Ubu mit einem Mekugi Ana, unsigniert, silbernes Habaki mit Neko Gaki. Tatemaugata Tsuba aus Bronze mit Dekor aus Vögeln und einem Falken im Bambus in Shakudo und Gold, Fuchi Kashira mit Pflanzendekor in Gold auf Nanako-Grund, eiserne Menuki in Form von Oni. Schwarzlacksaya (bestoßen und mit kleinen Fehlstellen), Kozuka mit feiner, in Gold gehaltener Darstellung einer Brücke vor einer Landschaft mit Haus. Länge K/M 40,5 cm, Gesamtlänge 60 cm.Condition: III

A SHIN-GUNTO MOUNTED WORLD WAR TWO JAPANESE KATANA WITH SMITH-MADE ARSENAL BLADE, circa 1940, with 27in. slightly curved blade signed on both sides of the tang and stamped with an assembly number '529', visible hamon, white metal habaki, regulation cast and chiselled tsuba mounted with scabbard lock, khaki cotton binding over ray-skin, in its olive-brown painted scabbard (dent to upper edge near tip). This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)

A JAPANESE KATANA WITH SIGNED BLADE, mid 19th century, with curved 28in. blade (some thin staining), tang signed to one side only, visible hamon temper line extending around the kissaki, gilded copper habaki, moulded carved and engraved blackened copper-alloy tsuba featuring rolling clouds inhabited by a gilded dragon around the edge, en-suite blackened fuchi, menuki and kashira also with gilded detail, cotton tsuka-ito and contained within a polished rayskin covered saya. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)

A WORLD WAR TWO JAPANESE NCO'S SHIN-GUNTO KATANA, serial no. 55881, circa 1935, with 27 1/2in. blade shallow fullered along the back edge, Koishikawa Arsenal control stamp suffixing serial number, brass tsuba, the fuchi with further arsenal marks, cast alloy hilt in imitation of binding (traces of brown paint) and complete with its matching number scabbard with later black painted finish. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)

A JAPANESE SHIN GUNTO MOUNTED OFFICER'S SWORD WITH SIGNED SMITH-MADE ARSENAL BLADE, the 26in. blade in good polish with prominent hamon, the tang with signature to both sides and arsenal set-up stamp, cast and chisel-carved brass tsuba, cotton-bound ray-skin hilt without provision for scabbard lock, leather covered black laquered saya. This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)

A GOOD AND RARE JAPANESE NAVAL KAI-GUNTO TYPE 30 KATANA WITH SIGNED AND INKED ARSENAL BLADE, made between 1930-45, with 27in. blade in good polish, silvered copper habaki, the hilt with signature to one side only and inked characters to both, one side stamped with an anchor within a circle device and marked with a small '2' assembly number, shakudo tsuba with sun-ray design, brown cotton bound black 'same' hilt, polished black shagreen scabbard with mounts for two suspension rings (one ring absent). This bladed product is not for sale to people under the age of 18. By bidding on this item you are declaring that you are 18 years of age or over.Please be aware that we are unable to send edged weapons or bladed products by postal courier to a UK residential address (Offensive Weapons Act 2019)

A Japanese Tanto, unsigned, bright steel blade, 8.5ins,  iron tsuba, cotton wrapped hilt, lacquered saya, 18ins overall

A Japanese Tanto, signed Yamato, circa 1315, bright steel blade, 9ins, iron tsuba, cotton wrapped hilt with ray skin, polished wood saya with metal mounts, 18ins overallSee images attached

Four Japanese Tsuba, three embellished with gold work

Japanese sword. Wakizashi. 19th century. Steel blade. Wooden, in embossed leather, sheath with a bronze latch decorated with horses. Leather wicker handle, stingray skin, with bronze figures. At the end of the handle is a figurine of a tiger. Welt guard (tsuba) with flowers. Length: 71 cm. Unknown master. Width: 7cm, Height: 71cm, Depth: 6.5cm, Weight: 0.834kg, Condition: Good, Material: Wood, metal

Spear of Kagi-yari. Japan, Shinshinto (Newest Era) period, 1781-1876 (also called the Late Edo period). The classic yari consists of a shaft (ebu or nagae) to which a tip (ho) is attached. The shaft is 1.8-2.5 m long, in cross section, as a rule, round or multifaceted (rather than oval), made of oak or, more rarely, bamboo. The tips were 15 - 90 cm long and were xiphoid in shape, fastened with a shank (nakago). They allowed to inflict stabbing and chopping blows. Thanks to these tips, yari can be classified as glaives. Sometimes a metal hadome crosspiece was made 30 cm below the tip. Tsuba was common. For more reliable fastening, the end of the shaft was supplied with a fastening sleeve (habaki) and washers (seppa). At the lower end was an undercurrent (ishizuki) that could be used to strike. The upper part of the shaft was varnished and wrapped with a cord (sen-dan-maki). Kagi-yari is a spear with a hook fixed at the base of the tip pointing forward to capture enemy weapons. Length - 205 cm. Width: 20cm, Height: 205cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 3kg, Condition: Good, Material: Wood, metal

Japanese traditional Naginata spear, Shinshinto (Newest Era) period, 1781-1876 (also called the Late Edo period). Nagasa (blade) - 48.5 cm. Tsuba (Garda): made of bronze with a decorative three-dimensional pattern. The handle of the naginata was made of oak, varnished and often had an oval section, which made it easier to determine the direction of the blade during quick rotations and interceptions. The blade could be separated from the handle by a round tsuba guard. The blades varied: some resembled sword blades, while others widened towards the end. Sometimes reforged katana blades were used as naginata tips. Naginata has long been a favorite weapon of warrior monks. The total length of the spear is about 205 cm. Perfect for adding to your collection of Japanese weapons. Width: 5cm, Height: 205cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 3kg, Condition: Good, Material: Wood, metal

Large two-handed samurai katana sword in a varnished wooden scabbard. With a steel blade 73 cm long, a bronze tsuba, with a stylized relief landscape with monkeys, with a woven fabric wrapping on the handle. The varnished wooden scabbard is decorated with a hieroglyphic inscription, a fan, a stylized flower and scenes of monkeys in tree branches and in a clearing. Likewise, the metal elements of the sheath are subordinated to the motif of the forest and monkeys. Katana length in sheath: 112 cm. Japan. Width: 10cm, Height: 112cm, Depth: 9cm, Weight: 1.6kg, Condition: Good, Material: Bronze

Short sword of the samurai Wakizashi, Nanki Hatakeyama Yamato no Sukemasatsugu. With the imperial chrysanthemum emblem. The blade is signed and dated. Blacksmith Yamato 1840 - 1860. Nanki Hatakeyama Yamato no sukematsugu. Tsuba and Fuchi are signed. Blade size: +-64.5cm. Length of the sword in a lacquered wooden scabbard: 72 cm. Width: 8cm, Height: 71cm, Depth: 8cm, Weight: 1kg, Condition: Good, Material: Steel

Nihonto Matsunaga katana. Muromachi period. 1394 - 1570. Tsuba with Kamon Toyotomi. The old Nodashi has been replaced with a Katana to make it easier to use, the handle has been shortened. Blade size: +-88.4 cm. Width: 6cm, Height: 85cm, Depth: 6cm, Weight: 1kg, Condition: Good, Material: Steel

Eisen Tsuba mit Kupfer- und Goldtauschierungen "Hund mit Seidenraupen Kokon", Japan, Edo Periode, 19.Jh., 6,8x6,3cm, Tragespuren

JAPANESE IRON AND GILT DECORATED TSUBA, MEIJI PERIOD with floral detail to border7cm longThere is surface oxidisation, some small losses or flaws to central pierced upper section and general pitting; further images available

JAPANESE WAKIZASHI, BELIEVED EDO PERIOD (1603-1868) the curved steel blade to copper mount, the iron tsuba inlaid in copper, silver and silver gilt, with lacquered simulated-cloth over shagreen grip, with brass mounts, copper pommel, housed in original lacquered scabbard 62cm long Additional images available nibbles and battle scars to blade, including one more noticeable of approx. 1cm Splits and wear to fish skin, though grip stable. Plug firm and do not want to force, so unable to reveal tang. Wear and some small losses to scabbard. Further wear as per use and age. Additional images now available.

* WWII Japanese Sword (Katana), circa 1940s, the 68 cm steel blade, with copper habaki, iron tsuba, bronze pine tree fuchi, cord bound grip with fish skin iron menuki, the blade retaining a good hamon, overall length 93 cm long overall, in its black lacquered saya with brown leather cover QTY: (1)

* Japanese Sword. A Japanese Short Sword (Wakizashi), Meiji period (1868-1912), the 46. 5 cm curved steel blade signed on the tang, with copper habaki, two-tone bronze tsuba, fishskin grip bound in cord with figural menuki, overall length 62 cm, it's black lacquered says with additional bronze handle knife engraved with a tiger and signed bladeQTY: (1)

A KatanaThe shinto blade with one mekugi-ana, midare hamon, fully bound tsuka with iron fuchi-kashira, soft-metal menuki, and plain iron moko-shaped tsuba, in its black lacquered saya ribbed at the top 70.1 cm. blade For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A Katana Signed Bizen No Kuni Osa..., Edo PeriodThe shinto suriage blade with two mekugi-ana and hi, midare hamon, nashiji hada, fully bound tsuka with soft-metal fuchi-kashira with dragons, gilt-metal dragon menuki, and rounded square brass tsuba engraved with a tiger and bamboo, in its black ishime lacquered saya ribbed at the top (2) 71.8 cm. bladeFootnotes:Offered with NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token paper, no. 160490For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A DaishoThe Katana, Signed Bizen Okayama Minamoto Masatoshi, Dated 1760The blade shinto, with one mekugi-ana, midare hamon, and nashijihada The Wakizashi, Signed Bishu Osafune SukesadaThe shinto blade with one mekugi-ana, and midare hamonThe KoshiraeComprising shakudo and gold handachi mounts, the tsuka with gilt dragon menuki, the shaduko nanako mokko-shaped tsuba with gold-encrusted dragons around the rims, in their fine aogai lacquered sayas (one kurikata and kodzuka missing) (2) 69.2 cm. and 52 cm. bladesFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

With a 28.5cm straight blade with pointed end and single sharpened edge, with an undecorated steel tsuba and decorative cord wrapped grip of the type apparently used during the Satsuma rebellion of 1877, over a shagreen grip. In a black lacquerd scabbard inset with shell fragments in cloud forms, 56cm. *CR Not removed from grip. areas of loss to scabbard, a couple of nicks to the sharpened edge.

With a 39cm curved pointed blade with sharpened edge. With a decorative steel tsuba with scrolling foliate decoration, the silk bound fish skin grip with decorative mounts with gilt rat like animals, in a textured black lacquered scabbard with cast mounts. 57cm overall. *CR The blade not removed from the grip, scabbard with areas of loss, light marking to blade, a nice example.

With a 73cm pointed, single edged blade , with washers and decorative pierced tsuba, the tang with four character signature. The fish skin grip bound with fabric binding and decorative sword mounts. With a leather covered service scabbard with floral decorated single ring suspension. 102cm overall. *CR Wear and some distress to leather cover, slight damage to grip, blade good. A nice example.

A mid 20th century Japanese sword with a 70cm sharpened blade with etched dragon decoration to one side, with a gilt metal tsuba with crab and blossom decoration. With a rebound cord grip. In leather covered grip with a single small knife and toe cap with similar crab and foliage decoration. 97cm overall. *CR Grip rebound, scabbard scruffy, scratches to blade.Blade not removed from grip.

A JAPANESE BRONZE TSUBA DECORATED WITH MYTHICAL BEASTS, DIAMETER 8CM

A JAPANESE IRON TSUBA WITH FLORAL DECORATION, DIAMETER 8CM

A Japanese katana, the blade over cast iron tsuba and signed to tang beneath remains of a cord bound fish skin grip, blade length 74cm.

2 wooden netsuke in the shape of a rabbit and frog, marked on the bottom, 2 cm and 3 cm high and brass tsuba for a sword, 5.5 x 4.5 cm, Japan 20th century

A 19th century Japanese katana with signature to the tang, with chiselled bronze tsuba and gilt metal menuki, and six various knives, blade 57cm

Langschwert, Meji, Japan wohl um 1900.Polierte Metallklinge an Griff aus Band-umwickelter Rochenhaut, Bronze-Enden u. -Tsuba m. feinem Reliefdekor. Griff abnehmbar, Innenteil m. blasser Sign. Holzscheide schwarz lackiert, fein geriffelt. Rochenhaut m. Rissen, Scheide leicht bestoßen. Ges.L 96 cm

A Japanese cast iron tsuba, probably Edo, decorated with dragons and clouds, signed, 7 x 7.6cm.

A Japanese steel tsuba, probably Edo, decorated to one side with an elephant, with silvered and gilt highlights, extensively signed and inscribed, 7 x 6.5cm.

A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ITEMS EDO AND LATER, 17TH CENTURY AND LATER Comprising: nine small seashells and two larger ones, each painted in gold and polychrome for the kai-awase ('matching shells') game; a parcel-gilt copper menuki with prancing shishi; an iron tsuba with radiating design and a large door plate embellished with auspicious objects, 34cm max. (14)PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).

λ A JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA-STYLE GOLD LACQUER TSUBA MEIJI ERA, 19TH/20TH CENTURY Of hira-kaku-gata (rectangular) shape, richly decorated with mother of pearl, coral and other inlays on a kinji gold-lacquer ground, mounted with a silver ring; one side embellished with a small frog by a stream, the amphibian wearing a lotus leaf-shaped hat and holding a fan, dancing under large prunus and hydrangea flowers, with small birds above; the reverse with a beauty and children in an interior, watching a sarumawashi (monkey-trainer) and a drummer performing, with a large screen in the background decorated with a colourful bird perched on a pine and with a red sun behind, 12.9cm.Provenance: the collection of Miss Elizabeth Augusta Grosvenor Guest (1879-1960), grand-daughter of Richard Grosvenor, 2nd Marquess of Westminster (1795-1869), and grand-daughter of Lady Charlotte Guest (later Schreiber, 1812-95). * This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No. 5XAXF1N7.

A JAPANESE KATANA WITH A WOODEN BLADEPROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH/20TH CENTURY With a black lacquer scabbard and a white shagreen handle; the fuchi-kashira in copper decorated with a dragon and scrolling clouds; the kogai and kozuka decorated in gold and shakudo with pine trees; the copper tsuba with a stylised prunus tree; with a wooden blade, 84.5cm overall. PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

A JAPANESE TANTO (SHORT-EDGED SWORD) PROBABLY MEIJI, 19TH CENTURYWith a striped lacquer saya (scabbard) and a white shagreen handle, the fuchi-kashira decorated with paulownia mon and the circular menuki with wheat; the kozuka handle embellished with a man resting by a waterfall; with an iron quatrelobed tsuba; the blade 27.2cm. (3)

A late 19th Century Japanese carved bone Wakizashi decorated with figures, iron tsuba and brass banded, 48cm blade.

A World War Two Japanese Katana, simulated fish skin hilt, brass tsuba, metal scabbard, blade 68cm.

A World War Two Japanese katana, plain iron tsuba fish skin hilt with laquered wood scabbard, blade 64cm.