A good pair of  Hamano shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira depicting two Chinese generals in shakudo and gilt high relief. 19th century.

GBP700        #1565


A pair of shakudo fuchi-kashira  depicting a gilt dragon headed fish (shachi) in waves.

GBP350   #1799


A shibuichi kozuka carved in katakiri with a group of horses playing, signed Suzuki Ichirin and kao. This artist
worked in Edo and is listed in the Soken Kisho (1781) and was therefore working prior to this date.

GBP350        #1607


A shakudo nanako kozuka depicting terrapins by a stream in gilt takazogan. 19th century.

GBP350       #1603


A shibuichi kozuka carved overall in kebori with horses, with the signature 'Soyo', 19th century

GBP300        #1608


A shibuichi kozuka carved in shishiaibori with a single neighing horse, the eye gilt, with the signature 'Shozui', 19th century.



GBP320       #1604









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Contact me for a fuller description and images of pieces. All fittings are unsigned unless stated otherwise.  Items may be returned for a full refund (less postage & insurance) within 14 days (UK), 21 days elsewhere


               
Swords
   Small Fittings
A fine tanto, the blade hira-zukuri with  itame/mokume-hada with ji-nie, hitatsura hamon in nie-deki with sunagashi and kinsuji, suiken & bohi horimono, ubu nakago signed Jakushu ju Fuyuhiro saku -  hachi gatsu kichi hi. Length 9.53". This has the appearance of a later Soshu blade. Late Muromachi to the Momoyama period 16th century.

The koshirae with silver mounts chiselled with waves, silver menuki, associated silver kozuka, the fuchi and koi-guchi extended to simulate a tsuba, nashiji saya with gilt lacquer kirimon. With an NBTHK Hozon Token paper for the blade.

GBP5800           #1591
  SWORDS ARE NOT RETURNABLE FROM OUTSIDE THE UK
A  fine Goto school shakudo  nanako kozuka by Tokujo, the 5th  main line master (1550-1631), depicting a  Ho-o  bird beneath  a  flowering  cherry tree, inlaid  in  gold, silver and  shakudo. Signed  Mon Tokujo - Mitsutaka  and  kao, the decoration being  by Tokujo but  has been  restored with  a  new case, probably  by Goto Mitsutaka (Enjo 1721-84) the 13th  master who made the attribution on the side, both the condition and colour are very good. Enjo made  many attrib-utions and he is considered a reliable judge of his predecessors works       GBP950