Tokugawa art

Maru-ni Juji Shimazu crest silver inlay

Unigned

whole length 36.5cm caliber 11mm length of barrel 18.2cm

Whole weight 1590 grams

Middle of Edo period Settsu

Shinto Early Edo period (Keicho era/about 400 years ago) Owari
Length of cutting edge37.7cm Curvature0.8cm Width of base33.0mm Thickness of base7.4mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

with)Black lacquered Gold Sandalwood scabbard Owari koshirae
NBTHK(Hozon Tosogu)

Signed : Sanshu Nishio-ni-oite Kunitomo MASAYUKI saku (2st gen. of Nishio Kunitomo family)

Iron ground, Chrysanthemum flower diagonal Chisel openwork, Round edge Mimi, Both Kozuka/Kogai ANA punches

90.4x85.4mm 6.1mm thick

The subject tsuba is listed on the book of [Mikawa and Owari Tsuba-artisans] written by Okamoto Yasuo

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

Shinto Middle of Edo period (Houei era about 300 years ago) Bushu/Hitachi
Length of cutting edge65.3cm Curvature2.2cm Width of base39.8mm Thickness of base8.8mm Width of Yokote30.5mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon Tosougu)

A pair of large and medium tsuba

KIRI crest Autumun flowers

Shakudo(copper alloy) work, Nanako-ji ground, Oval/round rectangular shape, Gold Inlay.

DAI:77.5x73.7mm 5.2mm thick

SHO:73.0x69.5mm 5.2mm thick

Shinto Early Edo period (Gen-na era/about 400 years ago) Yamashiro
Length of cutting edge70.3cm Curvature1.6cm Width of base30.5mm Width of Yokote22.6mm Thickness of base6.4mm

NBTHK(25 th JUYO TOKEN)

Saotome work, Birds openwork motif

Hammered surface, Sukinokoshi edge, Round Mimi with well-rounded contours, Hitsu-ana filled by gold

884.3x79.6mm 3.4mm thick

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

A scene Mt. Fuji Foolhardy Samurai warriors flights with a wild boar

Signed : Aiyou-ju TADANAO

Iron ground, Nikubori carving Openwork, Gold, silver and copper inlay, Silver Fukurin rim

80.9x77.5mm 5.8mm thick

Shinto Early Edo period (kanei era about 380 years ago) Owari
Length of cutting edge12.6cm whole length29.0cm

NBTHK(Hozon)

with)Black wrinkle lacquered Maple leaves/chrysanthemum Makike sheath single hand of spear fitting

Reference only

Shinto Early Edo Period (Enpo era/about 330 years ago) Settsu
Length of cutting edge71.0cm Curvature1.8cm Width of base31.7mm Thickness of base7.4mm Width of Yokote20.2mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon)

Signed : Kagoya Yosouemon

(Kyouhou era, early 18th century Settsu province)

Transmitted from feudal lord Matsudaira Hizen-no-kami TAKEMASA

Stock : tortoiseshell, coral, ivory, mother-of-pearl work

Barrel : AOI crest, HIZEN-no-KAMI title, Dragon on cloud design gold, silver inlay

whole length 58.4cm caliber 0.9cm length of barrel 37.8cm

1-monme bullet (3.75grams/monme)

Shin-shin-to period End of Edo period (The sixth year of Bunka A.D.1809) Bushu
Length of cutting edge12.2cm Width9.1cm Length of tang(nakago)35.4cm Whole length of spear47.6cm
Entire length of Spear fitting 211cm

Accompanies Red leather wrinkle lacquered scabbard/Evergreen Oak Red whalebone wrapped haft

NBTHK(HOZON)

Signed : Sanshu Nishio-ni-oite Kunitomo MASANAGA saku (1st gen. of Nishio Kunitomo family)

Tsuba : Iron ground, Hammered surface, Bowl shape / Chrysanthemum (kiku) outline, Kosukashi/Shishime shape open works, Sahari-Shippo style inlay, Sukibori plow

An Axe(Yoki) and a Koto with Kiku background motif (play on words as Yoki-Koto-Kiku that means Hear Good News)

Tsuba 99.2x97.0mm 15.0mm thick (220 grams)

The subject tsuba is listed on the book of [Mikawa and Owari Tsuba-artisans] written by Okamoto Yasuo and NBTHK(Token Bijutsu) vol. 231

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

Fuchi/kashira : Iron ground, Polish surface, Chrysanthemum (kiku) Sahari-Shippo style inlay

FUCHI:39.2x23.4mm KASHIRA:36.4x20.1mm

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

Crane openwork

Wisteria flowers outline

Signed : Sanshu Nishio-ni-oite Kunitomo MASAYUKI saku (2st gen. of Nishio Kunitomo family)

Tsuba : Iron ground, Open works, Round edge Mimi, Both irrerular shape Kozuka/Kogai holes

Tsuba 82.4x70.0mm 6.3mm thick

NBTHK(HOZON) certificate

Pure silver ground  Kiri Flower on Wicker work pattern

Silver Kozuka  Kotoji on Wicker work pattern

Pure Gold Menuki ornaments Go-San-Kiri crest

Signed: Men-ryu-shi Takeaki kore-wo-horu/Takeaki(a sela of Artisan)

Koto Nanbokucho period (about 650 years ago) Yamato
Length of cutting edge24.1cm No curve Width of base28.0mm Thickness of base5.8mm

with) Gold/copper pearskin lacquer KIRI flower AIKUCHI style Koshirae

Bamboo leaves Tiger design

Shibuichi ground, Kebori carve

Singed : SOUYO (a seal of artisan)

Whole length : 97cm

Shinto Early Edo period(Keicho/early 17th C.) Echizen province
Length of cutting edge25.6cm Length of Nakago32.8cm Whole length58.4mm Whole width21.9mm

NBTHK(HOZON)

Modern Sword The 56 th year of Showa (A.D.1981) Ishikawa-pref.
Length of cutting edge74.7cm Curvature3.0cm Width of base33.8mm Thickness of base8.0mm Width of Yokote23.9mm

Holder of an important intangible cultural treasure

signed Fujiwara MASAYASU-saku

Shinto Early Edo period (Kanbun era/about 340 years ago) Owari
Dai katana : Length of cutting edge69.3cm Curvature1.7cm Width of base30.0mm Thickness of base7.2mm Width of Yokote19.0mm
Sho wakizashi : Length of cutting edge54.5cm Curvature1.1cm Width of base31.7mm Thickness of base7.7mm Width of Yokote21.9mm

NBTHK(Tokubetsu Hozon)

Pure silver ground Bellflowers Crests splash/Gold brocade peony pattern surface

Said a transmission of Tokugawa Yoshinori (the Tayasu family 5th / 8th head)

1.Consists of an old original black lacquerd Tachi keep-safe box (history of transmission is written)

[Grant to the lord Yoshiyori at the wedding ceremony, in the 11_th day, 12_th month, bird, the 2_nd year of Kaei (1849)]

2.Tachi unsigned attributed to a work of Ko-Mihara

NBTHK(The 54 th JUYO TOKEN)

NBTHK(TOKUBETSU HOZON TOUSOGU)

Age : end of Edo period

Whole length : 106cm

Yatsuhashi bridges openwork motif

Unsigned attributed to a work of KANAYAMA

66.0x62.6mm

4.5mm thick

NBTHK certificate