Antique Japanese Iron Tsuba – Spider, Dragonfly, and Ivy – Edo Period Samurai Sword Guard Kokeshi This example has a 12-inch

This example has a 12-inch signed and dated blade in finely crafted black-lacquered mounts

Hand made and likely with original lacque deep warm red semi-clear lacquer

Keyaki drawer front (Japanese Elm)

decorative metal oni mask

Antique Japanese Iron Tsuba – Spider, Dragonfly, and Ivy – Edo Period Samurai Sword Guard Kokeshi This example has a 12-inchAn evocative Edo period (18th19th century) Japanese iron tsuba, decorated in fine takazgan (high relief inlay) of gold and shakud. The design shows a spider weaving its web among ivy vines, with a dragonfly hovering nearby. The reverse continues the web motif with scattered leaves and small insects in gold inlay. The spider and dragonfly motif is a poetic and deeply symbolic one in Japanese art. The dragonfly, known as tonbo (), represents courage and