A FINE AKODA-NARI KABUTO Momoyama period (1573-1615), 16th/17th century The black-lacquered bowl of typical akoda-nari form swelling slightly at t...

ODA YOSHISHIGE (ACTIVE LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY) An Iron Suji Kabuto Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo )1615-1868) period, 16th/17th century Constr...

A SŌSHŪ KO-BOSHI KABUTO Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century Of 62 russet-iron plates, each with 31 standing rivets, diminishing in size as they a...

A LACQUERED IRON SUJI KABUTO Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The 32-plate bowl constructed with standing ridges on the edge of each plate and...

SAOTOME IENORI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1789-1800) A Fine Russet-Iron Suji Kabuto Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Constructed of 62 russet-iron pl...

AN IRON 62-PLATE SUJI KABUTO Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The russet iron helmet constructed of 62 vertical plates riveted together to for...

AN IRON SUJI KABUTO Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Comprised of five russet-iron plate with traces of red-lacquer, each plate with a broad i...

A HEAVY LACQUERED IRON OWARI MOMONARI KABUTO Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The helmet constructed with a low profile of four sturdy iron pl...

A BLACK-LACQUER ZUNARI KABUTO Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The simple bowl constructed of extended side plates and a central plate running...

A LARGE IRON KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRICALLY SHAPED HELMET) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (18168-1912), 19th century Of elongated naga-ebōshi t...

AN IRON MENPŌ (FACE MASK) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Forged in russet iron with a prominent chin and applied with standing flanges on th...

AN IRON MENPŌ (FACE MASK) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Forged in russet iron with wrinkles on the cheeks, the interior lacquered red, fitt...

A SARUBŌ ('MONKEY CHEEKS' MASK) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Forged in iron with pronounced cheek bulges, a narrow chin, bent anchoring po...

A LACQUERED-IRON MENPŌ (FACE MASK) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Forged in one section, the wide mouth open in a grimace with deep, stylize...

AN IRON OKINA MENPŌ (FACE MASK) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Forged in two sections with a removable nose plate, the cheeks and chin ...

AN IRON KAGA-STYLE MENPŌ (FACE MASK) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Forged in sections, the removable nose plate secured by pins, the cheeks...

YOSHIKATSU (DATES UNKNOWN) A Small Russet-Iron Uchidashi Mask Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century The mask hammered up from a single sheet ...

A MYŌCHIN MUNETSUGU ARMOR WITH A TATEHAGI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The component parts lacquered black and laced in blue with orang...

AN ARMOR WITH A MOGAMI DŌ Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century The components lacquered black and laced in blue with orange highlights, the 22 pla...

AN ARMOR WITH A TATEHAGI OKEGAWA DŌ (VERTICAL-PLATE CUIRASS) AND KAWARI KABUTO (ECCENTRICALLY-SHAPED HELMET) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th cen...

A SUIT OF ARMOR WITH A SUJI KABUTO Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century The component parts lacquered black and laced in dark blue, comprisin...

A KARUTAGANE TATAMI GUSOKU (A FOLDING CHAIN MAIL SUIT OF ARMOR) Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Constructed of chain mail and rectangular iro...

A SUIT OF ARMOR WITH AN O-BOSHI KABUTO Showa era (1926-1989), 20th century The component parts lacquered black and laced in orange, comprising an ...

A KURA (SADDLE) AND ABUMI (STIRRUPS) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century The saddle of gunjin-gura (campaign saddle) type, decorated on the ...

A LIFE-SIZE TAXIDERMY HORSE IN ARMOR WITH A MODEL OF A SAMURAI RIDER IN ARMOR Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century and 20th century The seal ...

A LIFE-SIZE TAXIDERMY HORSE WITH A MODEL OF A SAMURAI RIDER IN ARMOR Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century and 20th century The white horse po...

AN ARTICULATED BRONZE DRAGON Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century The serpentine body constructed of individual segments conn...

A CERAMIC FUMI-E (CHRISTIAN ICON) Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1626 The rectangular icon with Christ on the cross, framed by rosary beads and scr...

A CERAMIC FUMI-E (CHRISTIAN ICON) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century The rectangular tile with an image of the Virgin Mary in prayer within an o...

A LARGE SAOTOME TSUBA Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period, 16th/17th century The thick iron sukashi tsuba forged and chiseled as ...

A KO-GOTŌ FUTATOKOROMONO (SET OF SWORD FITTINGS) Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century) The shakudō set comprising a kōgai decorated with oxen chis...

AKASAKA TADATOKI (1736-1805) An Akasaka Iron Daisho Pair of Tsuba Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Almost circular, pierced and chiseled...

A FINE SATSUMA SHAKUDŌ TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Of mokkō form worked on the surface in a tight nanako pattern, the rim finely ch...

NITTA YUKIMITSU (ACTIVE 18TH/19TH CENTURY) A Mito shakudō tsuba Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The oval shakudō migaki-ji plate decorated w...

A KYŌ-KINKŌ DAISHO PAIR OF TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Each of mokkō form decorated with flower carts, a brush fence, trailing...

KITAGAWA SŌTEN LINEAGE A Shakudō (Gold-Copper Alloy) Soroimono (Set of Sword Fittings) Edo period (1615-868), 18th/19th century The tsuba pierce...

SAOTOME IESADA (ACTIVE CIRCA 1700) An iron and mixed-metal tsuba Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1700 An iron tsuchime-ji mokkō plate decorated wit...

A HAMANO SCHOOL SET OF SWORD FITTINGS Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Each component carved in high-relief taka-bori with details in iro...

THREE SHAKUDŌ KOZUKA Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Three shakudō nanako kozuka with details in gold, silver, and shakudō takazōgan, the fir...

A HAMANO SCHOOL KOZUKA After Masayuki Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Shibuichi migaki-ji decorated with an episode from Heike monogatari (T...

A SET OF COPPER KOZUKA AND MENUKI Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The kozuka decorated with a single stirrup and a riding crop in shakudō and...

A POUCH CLASP AND TWO SINGLE MENUKI Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century The pouch clasp silver, formed as a mounted warr...

AFTER ISHIGURO MASAAKI (1815-1875) An iron and mixed-metal tsuba Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The iron mokkō plate finished to an ishime ...

TWO SŌTEN TSUBA AND AN IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The first, oval, pierce-carved with warriors engaged in the Battle of Uji B...

A SHAKUDŌ TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century The oval shakudō nanako plate decorated with a helmet and armor parts, a sword, a quiver of a...

AYANOKOJI NAGAMINE (ACTIVE 18TH CENTURY) AND KANAYAMA-TYPE Two Iron Daisho Set of Tsuba Muromachi (1333–1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615), and Edo (1...

AN IRON NANBAN DAISHO SET OF TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Almost circulariron chiseled and pierced with dragons, boars, and rab...

A KENJŌ-STYLE DAISHO SET OF TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Almost circularshakudō nanako with a modified nanako ground, decorated...

FOUR IRON SUKASHI TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18h century Comprising a circular iron tsubapierced and chiseled and with details in gold and...

FOUR BRASS-INLAID TSUBA Momoyama (1573-1615) or Edo (1615-1868) period, 17th/18th century Comprising an almost circular Umetada-school iron tsuba,...

FOUR INLAID IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century Comprising an iron mokkō tsuba chiseled in relief and with details in gold and si...

A MINO-GOTŌ DAISHO SET OF TSUBA, A SŌTEN TSUBA, AND AN INLAID SHAKUDŌ TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century The daisho set mokkō, shakud...

FOUR TSUBA OF VARIOUS DESIGN Edo period (1615-1868), 17th and 19th century Comprising an iron mokkō tsuba, chiseled and inlaid with three fan-shap...

FOUR INLAID IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Comprising an oval, small iron tsuba inlaid in gold and silver with hō-ō birds, p...

FOUR SHAKUDŌ TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Comprising a rounded square shakudō tsuba with a hammered-up rim, chiseled in relief ...

THREE INLAID-IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century The first rounded rectangular, chiseled in high relief and with details in gold ...

FOUR INLAID IRON TSUBA Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century Comprising a rounded rectangular iron tsuba with a hammered-up rim, chiseled in r...

FIVE INLAID IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th to 19th century The first rounded octagonal with a hammered-up rim, inlaid ...

FIVE MIXED-METAL TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868) and Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th to 20th century The first rounded rectangular with a h...

FIVE MIXED-METAL TSUBA (HAND GUARDS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th/late 19th century century Comprising an oval shakudō mi...