An oval shaped sword guard made of iron with sukashi decoration of fans. Hardly visible signature: Bushu ju Harunaga. Condition: traces of usage. Dimension: height: 7.1 cm, width: 6.8 cm, weight: 84 g.
A nearly round sword guard made of iron with decoration of patterns in sukashi and ito sukashi. Signed: Bushu ju Masaharu. Condition: good. Dimension: diameter: 7.9 cm, weight: 146 g.
A large iron sword guard of square shape with rounded corners. Chrysanthemum and a leafy branch in low relief and engraving. Condition: good, little rubbed. Dimension: 8.3 cm high, 7.6 cm wide, weight: 138 g.
Handle of the sword accessory knife made in the shape of a sword handle. The main material is sentoku with decoration in gold and silver; two Buddhistic lions and a family crest worked in relief. The rear side is plain. Unsigned. Condition: good. Dimension: 9.6 cm long, 1.4 cm wide, weight: 32 g.
Flatware with handles made of four kozukas (japanese sword knife handles). First one made of brass, decorated in takabori with a poet contemplating the sea. Second one made of bamboo shaped copper, decorated in takabori with plants and signed. Third one made of shakudo with nanako, in relief two riders and an attendant. Fourth one made of shibuichi in takabori, depicting a fisherman in his boat. Condition: Some wear. Dimensions: Knife is 22,2 cm long, fork is 19,2 cm long. Weight: Together 104 g ...click for details
Oval shaped Japanese iron sword guard with rests of goldflecks on design of a wheel with eight spikes. Signed Shoami Yoshi... Condition: The white dropouts on the photos are caused by the flashlight. Dimensions: 8,1 cm high x 7,6 cm wide.