A LATE KOTO/EARLY SHINTO KATANA. Muromachi/Edo period. The blade of shinogi zukuri, chu-kissaki...

A SHINTO KATANA. Edo Kanbun period. The blade of shinogi zukuri, itame hada with wild midare, the...

A LATE KOTO KATANA Late Muromachi /early Edo period. The blade of shinogi zukuri with a large hi...

A SHINSHINTO KATANA. Edo period, circa1800. The blade of shinogi zukuri, itame hada, togari bar...

A SHINTO KATANA. Edo period, Kambun era. The blade of shinogi zukuri with a wide hi groove, itame...

A SHINSHINTO BLADE IN A SHIRASAYA. Late Edo period. The blade of shinogi zukuri and a large boshi...

A GUNTO (MILITARY SWORD). Possibly Showa period. The blade of shinogi zukuri with suguha hamon...

A JAPANESE KATANA IN SHIRASAYA WITH A STAND. Possibly early Edo period. The blade of shinogi zukuri...

TWO SWORD STANDS. 20th Century. A dark wood katana-kake, the centre panel pierced with dragons...

THREE VARIOUS IRON TSUBA. 19th Century. Of circular shape, the first carved and pierced with a...

AN IRON TSUBA. Edo period. Of circular form, pierced with the futatsu-tomoe mon (Yin and Yang...

AN IRON TSUBA. Edo period. In the form of two entwined bamboo reeds, 7.2cm, with a fitted box. 鍔...

AN IRON TSUBA. Edo period. Of oval form decorated in pierced and gilt inlay dragons, 7.6cm, with a...

AN IRON TSUBA. Edo period. Of oval form, inlaid in sentoku and gilt with a farmer gazing at flying...

AN IRON TSUBA. Edo period. Of mokko form, inlaid in silver, shakudo and gilt with a hare and...

A MEMPO (FACE MASK). 19th/20th Century. A russet iron face mask attached with a separately forged...

A WOOL JIMBAORI (SURCOAT). Edo period. Of red rasha (European wool), decorated with a Mitsu-Tomoe...

A COTTON FIREMAN’S COAT. 20th Century. Decorated in tsutsugaki (rice paste resist dyeing) with a...

A BRONZE ‘ELEPHANT AND RIDER’ CENSER. 19th/20th Century. The boy seated on an elephant playing the...

A BRONZE CENSER WITH A COVER. 19th Century. Modelled as a creel applied in high relief with sea...

A LARGE BRONZE CENSER BY SEIMIN. 19th Century. Of diamond shape body supported by four legs, crisply...

A PAIR OF CANDLE HOLDERS. 19th Century. The cylindrical bamboo body fitted with metal rims with...

THREE BRONZE VASES. 19th Century. The first with a long trumpet neck, 20.5cm, the second of a...

A CLOISONNÉ VASE. Meiji period. Worked in silver wire and polychrome enamels against a dark blue, to...

A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ VASES. Meiji period. Of a square body, worked in silver and gilt wire and...

A WOOD LACQUER VASE STAND. 19th Century. A circular stepped stand supported by three scroll feet...

A SETO WARE PORCELAIN JARDINIERE AND A VASE. 19th/20th Century. Of rectangular shape, decorated in...

A HANGING SCROLL. 17th/18th Century. Painted in ink, colour, and gofun on paper, with a European dog...

A HANGING SCROLL. 19th Century. Painted in the style of Soga Shohaku, in ink on paper, depicting an...

A PAIR OF JAPANESE PAINTINGS. School of Kawanabe Kyosai, 19th/20th Century. Finely painted in ink...