Posts Tagged ‘soten’
18/19th C. STRONG DRAGON KATANA SOTEN TSUBA Japanese Sword Kozuka Fuchi Kashira —
Large photos below just under the description. A Strong & beautiful very-attractive fine old iron Tsuba. Very thick Tsuba with very high reliefs that stick out! Dragon is higher than the rim. Jidai (era) : late- Edo period 18 / 19th century. Motif design : Dragon in clouds & waves. Well forged iron with A […]
Antique Japanese Iron Soten Style Tsuba Decorated Samurai and Waterfall —
Iron Soten style tsuba decorated with samurai under waterfall. Made of iron with gold, copper and silver inlay. Made in Edo period. Size: 72 mm x 67 mm x 4 mm. Please let us know If you are waiting for other auctions to end. Buyers from outside EU. We don’t declare the low value or […]
Antique Japanese Soten School Tsuba Decorated with Samurai Gempei War —
Soten School tsuba decorated with Gempei War theme. Please see the pictures to judge the condition. Made in Edo Period. Size: 72 mm x 67 mm x 5 mm. Please let us know If you are waiting for other auctions to end. Buyers from outside EU. We don’t declare the low value or mark as […]
Antique Japanese Soten Style Dragon Tsuba with Gold Fukurin —
Iron Soten Style tsuba with gold fukurin. It is decorated with Bushihi Sennin flying on an open scroll, dragon and one more Sennin. It might be Chinnan Sennin or. Decorated with gold, silver and copper inlay. Interestingly there is no nunome zogan inlay on this tsuba. This tsuba has a gold fukurin, most probably it […]
Edo Era- 1650, Japanese Iron Katana Tsuba, Pre- Soten Hikone Bori Style, Sukashi —
Edo Era- 1650, Japanese Iron Katana Tsuba, Pre- Soten Hikone Bori Style, Sukashi. An early Edo example, with dragon, attendant and sage design which displays fine cutting as well as surface details. Very fine era condition. This Tsuba would be terrific mounted. See photos for greater details. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\Japan\Tsuba”. […]
Antique Japanese Daisho Tsuba Set Signed Hikone Ju Nyudo Soten Sei —
Iron daisho tsuba set decorated with deers, maple tree, waterfall and pine. It is signed “Hikone Ju Nyudo Soten Sei” however it is not Soten style tsuba. In Japanese culture maple trees shown together with deers has few meanings. They can refer to arrival of autumn, or more specifically Japanese aristocracy tradition of viewing seasonal […]
Antique Japanese Soten School Tsuba Decorated with Huang Shigong and Zhang Liang —
Iron Soten School tsuba decorated with Huang Shigong (Japanese Ko Sekiko) and Zhang Liang (Cho Ryo). Full story from Wikipedia. As a wanted man by the government, Zhang Liang travelled to. And stayed there for some time, using fake identities to evade the authorities. One day, Zhang Liang took a stroll at Yishui Bridge and […]
Antique Japanese Iron Soten Style Tsuba Decorated with Warrior and Turtle —
Iron Soten style tsuba decorated with warrior and turtle. I was not able to find the story shown on this tsuba. Made of iron with copper and gold inlay. Made in Edo period. Size: 83 mm x 83 mm. Please let us know If you are waiting for other auctions to end. Buyers from outside […]
Antique Japanese Iron Tsuba Signed Goshu Hikone Ju Mogarashi Soten Sei —
Iron tsuba signed “Goshu Hikone Ju Mogarashi Soten Sei”. This tsuba was published on page 93 of “Nihonto Tsuba Kodogu Yuhin Zukan” by Mitsuo Shibata. It is depicting Manzai performed during New Year celebration. Manzai is a traditional Japanese style of comedy involving two man. They are trading jokes at great speed. Most of the […]