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Beautiful Japanese Aikuchi Tanto
Japanese: Samurai: Swords Pre 1900: item #1113604
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AAantiques Japanese Arts
(301) 442-2962
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Real Japanese Edo Period (mid 19th century) folded steel beautifully tempered Aikuchi Tanto with dragon and clouds engraved over both sides of the blade with a copper habaki in stag-antler shirosaya, finely carved with a low relief of scenes of samurai, woman and two boys; a boy and a woman hold fans in their hands. There are Sakura tree branches and a waterfall, pine branches and Wisteria with a flying bird on a handle.
It has a beautiful age patina. Patina on a handle is lighter because of th... Click for details
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Oval Sentoku Tsuba
Japanese: Samurai: Sword Fittings Pre 1900: item #1107597 05-189p
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Flying Cranes Antiques Ltd.
Tel.212-223-4600
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An oval sentoku tsuba with metal fukurin (rim cover)overlaid in silver, gold, shakudo and copper. The setting for the front of the tsuba is a mysterious nocturnal scene of a fisherman with two cormorants by the river’s edge. The practice of using cormorants to catch small river fish dates to the Nara Period when the fisherman would tie the bird’s neck with rope to prevent the bird from swallowing the fish. The reverse side of the tsuba depicts a truncated image of a boat among water reeds and on... Click for details
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Handsome Japanese Tsuba,Sword Guard w/fine Gold Inlaid
Japanese: Samurai: Sword Fittings Pre 1900: item #1101831 051112
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SANAI FINE ART & ANTIQUES
Phone: 972-270-3960 Fax: 972-270-3961
Sale $525.00, item was $985.00
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The size of Tsuba: 2 11/16" Long x 2 1/2".
Beautiful Japanese Iron Sukashi Tsuba with the design
of Uryu (rain dragon) in fine gold inlaid.
The tsuba with fine gold inlaid front and back
in detail of Uryu and clouds. There is even gold
inlaid work on the side of top Tsuba as well as
lower side Tsuba. The condition of Tsuba excellent.
There are some rust as Tsuba from Edo period are
expected. It came with Kiri wood Tsuba box. The cover
of box not showing but it came together. The gold is... Click for details
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