Pair of early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fittings - each depicting three ants in different attitudes. Fantastic design, superb casting and detailing, beautiful patina. Length 1 13/16 inches.
Pair of early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fittings - depicting two different samurai war helmets. Copper finish, shakudo inlays. Excellent design, superb quality detailing, in great condition. Length 1 11/16 inches.
Pair of 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting lobsters on a bed of sea weeds. One menuki has Daikoku mallet on top (stands for wealth), and the other a character meaning long life. Excellent work with great detailing - see various textures of the shells. Bronze with coppery patina, gilded water drops on the sea weeds, overall in great condition. Length 1 9/16 inches.
Pair of early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fitting - depicting two covered boats with oars. Superb design in Japanese taste, excellent detailing, silvering and gilding, in great condition. Length 1 11/16 inches.
Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting richly decorated quivers full of arrows. Very clever design, great detailing (see silver highlights on the feathers of arrows and scrolling designs on the quiver itself), in excellent condition. Length 1 3/8 inches.
Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting cranes in different attitudes in flight above waves. Elegant design, bronze with brown patina, gilding, overall in very good condition, some rubbing as to be expected on old pieces. Length 1 3/4 inches.
Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki each depicting a pair of geese resting on a riverbank by a willow tree. Bronze with brown patina, overall in good condition. Length 1 7/16 inches.
Pair of early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fittings - each depicting different hanaike - hanging container for flower arrangement, one made out of a bamboo stem, the other out of a hollow double gourd. Fantastic unusual design in Japanese taste, excellent casting and detailing, beautiful patina. Length 1 7/16 inches.
Pair of early 19th century Japanese sword menuki depicting shishi in different attitudes frolicking among flowering peonies. Do not photograph well. Wonderful design and detailing, gilding to the shishi, and silvering to the flowers, in great condition. Length 1 1/4 inches.
Pair of early 19th century menuki - Japanese sword fittings - depicting water a shepherd boy playing flute leaning against a resting buffalo, and his basket by another resting animal. Did not photograph well. Great design and detailing (see the faces and ribs of the animals), beautiful dark patina, gilding and silvering. Length 1 inch.
