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This ‘tsuba’ (sword guard) is made of eight fans depicting various natural motifs radiating around the central opening. Two fans are slightly truncated to allow for the hair pick’s opening. The fans depict bamboo, willow, Mt.Fuji, water, and stylized landscape. 18th to first half 19th century, Japan. The WaltersArt Museum
A Three-Case Inro Signed Koma Yasutada saku, Edo period (19th century), Japan Decorated in gold, silver and red takamaki-e, iroe-togidashi-e and nashiji on a black roiro-nuri ground with an egret beside irises and a stream, red lacquer interiors, fundame rims 7.6cm. high. Christies
Dharma calligraphy. 1817, Japan, by Katsushika Hokusai
This vertical woodblock print is a celebrated masterpiece designed by the legendary ukiyo-e icon Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861). The print features the infamous outlaw-hero Shiratsuka Jūemon (often associated with the Shirabhoshi or "White Handles" street gang) standing in a striking, defiant pose, while an inset portrait represents his lover, the famous courtesan Komurasaki.
A Fine Inlaid-Lacquer Bunko [Document Box] , Japan Signed Gyonen hachiju yu-yo Ritsuo sei [made by Ritsuo at age 80-something] and inlaid ceramic seal Kan, Ogawa Haritsu (1663 - 1747) Of rectangular form with a flush-fitting cover, the lid decorated in polychrome and gold hiramaki-e andtakamaki-e, carved-lacquer and metal, ceramic, stone, glass, and mother-of-pearl inlay with a large parrot perched on a carved red lacquer stand enclosing a snarling karashishi with golden mane and spots, the wood exterior finely polished and patinated to enhance the natural wood grain and edged in red lacquer sprinkled with gold, the interior with sparse nashiji, fundame rims 33.8cm. long . Christie’s
Tsuba, sword guard. 18th or early 19th century, Japan. Image via Pinterst, via Kumi Ito
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Actor Iwai Hanshirô. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I
A Hawking Party on a Veranda. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. About 1800, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I
A Bronze Koro [Incense Burner] Muromachi-Momoyama period (16th century) , Japan Cast in two sections and hinged, as a long eared hare looking upward with a bell around its neck 17cm. high . Christie’s
Sword Guard, 1615-1868, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese Art
Size: Overall: 6.8 x 7.6 cm (2 11/16 x 3 in.) Medium: iron, gold, and mother-of-pearl
https://clevelandart.org/art/1919.363
Antique jinbaori (batlle surcoat), part of the Kimonoten2020 exibit. This coat bears on its back the agehacho (swallowtail butterfly) crest of Oda Nobunaga. Its whole torso part is covered in feathers.
Jinbaori were decorative coats worn by high ranked warlords, especially during the Sengoku period. Like the rest of the lords’ battle regalia, they were luscious and expensive, showing their owner power and status.
You can see more battle gear on this page (jinbaori are at the very bottom of the page):
Women and Servant Passing the Hoteiya Dry Goods Store. Ukiyo-e woodblock print. 1800, Japan. Artist Utagawa Toyokuni I
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Tsuba with a Frog in a Lotus Pond, Japan, gold-copper alloy (shakudo), gold, silver, not dated, The Walters Art Museum
Description from the Walters Art Museum: ”The primary motif of this tsuba is large lotus leaves in gold. The leaves at either side fold over the edge, which connects the two sides. Below the leaves, stylized lines in silver indicate water. Lotus grows in ponds of water. On the obverse, a frog is on the left, near the hole for the utility knife. The lotus is associated with Buddha and a state of purity.” Creative Commons license
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Tsuba (鍔 or 鐔):The tsuba is a hand guard for a Japanese sword.
A fine black and red lacquer gunpai (General’s war fan) Edo period, 19th century, Japan
an ukiyo-e of Ishikawa Toyonobu 石川 豊信 (1711-1785). It’s title is “Hanging Poems on a Cherry Tree”.
A russet iron somen (full face mask) Edo period, 19th century, Japan
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Heavy Rain
