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Japanese Sword Guards

Artistic tsuba, or sword guards, featuring intricate designs and materials, highlighting the elegance of traditional Japanese sword fittings.

Sword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1800 Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 29963
Sword Guard (Tsuba) ca. 1800 Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 29963
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Miniature Inro with design of firewood-laden Boats on Waves. Artist: Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891); copied from a design by Hon'ami Koetsu (Japanese, 1558-1637). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H.1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm). Date: 19th century.The small boats that plied the misty waters of the Uji River often appear in Japanese classical literature as images of rusticity and human vulnerability. They are a potent and recurring motif in the later chapters of the Tale of Genji. This miniature is copied from a design by the Rimpa artist Koetsu, who took such unmistakable literary references and distilled them into striking forms. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Seruing the guild of ringsFragment (foot) of red -baking earthenware, with a white layer at the top in which a geometric decoration is scratched, at the bottom unggestive, anonymous, 1200 - 1899 Italy earthenware Italy earthenwareESCULTURA - SIGLO XX. Author: RICHARD DEACON (1949-). Location: FUNDACION LA CAIXA. MADRID. SPAIN.metal construction figure metal construction figure Copyright: xZoonar.com/OxanaxRishnyakx 6029933Netsuke. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Stratton Handbag mirror 1950'sShield 19th century Afghan. Shield. Afghan. 19th century. Iron, cotton, leather. ShieldsCalcite, cut and polished, Septarian nodule, Utah, USA. Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate. The other polymorphs are the minerals aragonite and vaterite.Brochette of silver with enamelled metal with peace pigeon, after 1945 - Before 1953 Brochette of silver with a circle with a circle with enamelled a peace pigeon enamel. Netherlands metal. silver (metal) Brochette of silver with a circle with a circle with enamelled a peace pigeon enamel. Netherlands metal. silver (metal)Sword Guard (Tsuba) 19th century Japanese A tsuba is a sword guard and part of a sword mounting. It is mounted between the swords blade and grip to protect the users hands.. Sword Guard (Tsuba) 34913Hair Ornament China. Hair Ornament 60847Old logo of the car brand Jaguar on a vintage sports car Jaguar XJ-S V12 Convertible, year of construction 1988, Maximilianstrasse, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe3d golden wheel Isolated on a black background. 3d golden wheelNetsuke of Sage with Big Nose 19th century Japan. Netsuke of Sage with Big Nose. Japan. 19th century. Ivory with metal disc. Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912). NetsukeSilver loop. Average for guaranteed for Paris, 1809-1819; Second title silver hallmark, 1809-1819; Hallmark of Large Works from August 16 to November 16, 1819, Paris. Fine united gang.SnuffBox. Maker: John Dixwell, American, 1680-1725Couple of v.o.c. soldier. Buckle consisting of a square bracket with curvature in all sides. The inscription, embossed, is attached to the horizontal sides of the bracket. Downside: on left side two crochet, and a bar on the right hire.Fragment majolica dish, yellow, orange and blue on white, decor with stylized leaf motifs, plate crockery holder earth discovery ceramics pottery enamel, majolica archeology Rotterdam Overschie Schieveen Verlaatsloot indigenous pottery decorate serving up food craft stew Bakery Bottomfoundation Verlaatloot 1941.Brooch, Lodewijk Willem van Kooten (II), c. 1908 - c. 1911 Brooch made of gold with white email and lapis lazuli. Amsterdam gold (metal). lapis lazuli (rock). Brooch made of gold with white email and lapis lazuli. Amsterdam gold (metal). lapis lazuli (rock).Old Faucet Knob on Black Backgroundart shop labelsBowl late 9th-early 10th century The decoration of this earthenware bowl, rendered in black slip on a bright white ground, suggests a lively sense of playfulness on the part of its designer. The motif at its bottom is surely meant to be a bird, but two vine-like motifs are attached seamlessly to the head. Similarly, the tall vertical elements of the inscription that runs just under the bowls lip are made to sprout leaves. The text of the inscription echoes the light tone of the decoration itself: it repeats the Arabic word "baraka," which translates to "blessing." This bowl, excavated from Nishapur in eastern Iran, is indicative of the slip-painted wares produced in the region during the tenth century in its playful fusion of motifs, its use of calligraphy as a primary decorative feature and its reserved color palette of black on white. Such qualities continue to attract viewers to this ceramic type today.. Bowl 449093Faience plate, blue on white, spell-plate, dish plate crockery holder earth discovery ceramic earthenware glaze tin glaze, total, Cooked text on the mirror: wander soaks food 4 archeology eat blessing religion