Just 5/8 outer diameter. Cylindrical with chamfered edges for a crisp release as with the adult examples. Probably made for an infant.
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Measures 3/4" o.d.(19.6mm)
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3 1/2 height. White body with bands of orange cabled decoration. Two gold leaf on orange good fortune symbols. Brown agate top with ivory spoon. Body decoration with some wear from use, mostly on one side. The low foot with pin hole bubbles to the glazed
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Edo Period Kozuka blade. Measures 7" overall.
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This one dates to the Edo Period. Principle fabric sound with a few small wear holes to the back. Some moth damage to the wool mon. The fine silk lining tattered in places but complete.
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Split mouth piece with double rings to each end which secured to the headstall and leads. Heavy construction. Medium old raised surface rusting.
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Edo period. Circular. 2 7/8 dia. Thick plate pierced with large chiseled detail leaves embellished with brass piques. Stable dark patina with light oxidation texture commensurate with its age.
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Circular with thick plate tapering toward the edge. Gold and silver inlaid foliage and mon. Crisp nine character signature. Inlay about 50% complete. Some raised surface rusting on glossy original surface. 2 3/4 dia. Edo period.
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16th century Japanese cannon shot. About 7/8 diameter. Cast iron with the seam exaggerated by chamfering the mold to provide a vicious medial cutting band. Used in clusters like western canister shot. Have four examples. Each.......$45
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37 3/4” length with dark cane shaft and wood nock.
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Made for a pony or small horse with 7 1/4 bit width. Circular sided rings with plain crosses and plain connector bars. Medium old rust growth overall. Sons of Samurai trained for warrior status from the earliest age and this bit would have served a boy i
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This is an extremely rare Japanese Samurai arrow of the Edo period, 1602-1846. It is fine quality with a horn nock and spotted goose fletching.
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2 7/8 concave faced hatched point blade. Two piece bone grip with fine gilt central mount and laminated copper horn and white metal pommel. Foliage embossed white metal scabbard with ray skin medial band. The face with three tall mounts with glass stone
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37 3/4” Length with dark cane shaft and wood nock. Large brown fletching of the form shown on instruction manuals of the period, secured with black paper wrap.
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18th-19th century. Major proportions. 22” height plus the base and 46# weight!
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18th century. Especially heavy example with near square side rings with ridged crosses. The connecting bars with blank raised segment. Split mouth piece. Uniform stable medium old rust growth overall.
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18th century. Matching for form and proportions. The side rings with ridged medial bars and raised lug to the connecting bar. Old raised rust growth overall. Untouched and should re polish with ease to a fine crisp example.
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Similar size and proportions but more delicate construction. The side rings of slightly tapered form with rounded corners and round bar cross. Connecting bar with a raised lozenge form lug. Stable inactive old surface rusting overall
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Forged iron in eight interlocking segments. 9 width extended as used. Heavy side rings with ridged medial crosses. The connecting bars each with chiseled diamond with punched corners.
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17th-18th century for Samurai. See Stone, fig. 153 #5. Iron, two piece snaffle, large oval side rings with crosses. Width as shown, 11. Stable old arrested oxidation throughout.
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Opium Wars period, second quarter of the 19th century. 21 7/8” length. Distinct from the decorative examples intended largely for sale to Westerners.
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Edo period, C.1750-1800. 5 1/2” length with thick “sparrow bill” form point with bright finish with a little salt and pepper pitting.
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Edo period, C.1750. “Willow leaf” form. 5” length. Light gray point and scaly black tang...
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4 1/2” diameter of deep tomato red. The cover decoration of bamboo and thorny floral plants in various shades of gold and silver. The decoration especially profuse and counter pointed by the gold rim of the grip which it surrounds.
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10 1/4” overall with 6 1/8” wedge section blade.
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Late Meiji Period. 4 3/4” diameter with delicately flared edges to the gilt rims. Dark pumpkin body color with large gold emerging plant shoots over a gold flecked triple veined leaf.
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4 3/4” diameter. The top decorated with a meandering silver stylized river and two clusters of flowers. The foremost detailed in multiple colors, primarily golds with abalone flecks inlaid into the flower petals.
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Second half of the 18th century. 7 9/16” wedge section blade finely made with top flat at the forte, overlaid in silver geometric band and top ridge to the point.
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One piece bronze hilt with swelled grip, deep relief floral terminal straight cross guard and ringed dished pommel with minaret terminal. Stone fig. 643.
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Second half of the 19th century, period of the King and I! 6” length, tapered with pierced spatulate terminal. Flat back and rounded face incised with five hatched bands. Medium brown glossy patina.
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