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Antique Japanese Bokuto Doctors Sword, Bone Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1008640 (stock# MOR2844)
click for details		The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 850.00
An unusual chato (tea room sword) made of heavy bone, perfect for whopping some unsuspecting robber on your way home from a night in Gion. Absolutely beautiful, ghostly white and heavy pierced with a red silk chord. It is 16-1/2 inches (42 cm) long and is in fine condition. It is said that these were produced from the mid to late Edo period, in lieu of swords for those not allowed to carry weapons (all but samurai). During the Edo it is true that commoners wore them to ward off evildoers at ...click for details

Antique Japanese Bokuto Doctors Sword, fish, signed Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1008469 (stock# MOR2843)
click for details		The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Pending query 1,350.00
An unusual chato (tea room sword) in the shape of a slender fish carved with a signature between the front fins. A green silk chord passes through near the center, for securing to the obi. The piece is 13-1/2 inches (34 cm) long and is in fine condition, beautifully worn with a high sheen that comes only from years of loving use. It is said that these were produced from the mid to late Edo period, in lieu of swords for those not allowed to carry weapons (all but samurai). During the Edo it ...click for details

Antique Japanese Bokuto Doctors Sword, w/ secret box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1900 item# 1008460 (stock# MOR2842)
click for details		The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Pending query 1,600.00
An unusual chato (tea room sword) in the shape of a fish; the sliding jaw of the fish can be removed to expose a double compartment for stamp ink and storage. The piece is 14 inches (35 cm) long and is in fine condition, enclosed in a custom made (new) kiri-wood box. It is said that these were produced from the mid to late Edo period, in lieu of swords for those not allowed to carry weapons (all but samurai). During the Edo it is true that commoners wore them to ward off evildoers at night, ...click for details

Antique Japanese Chato Wooden Doctors Sword, Octopus Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920 item# 964322 (stock# MOR2752)
click for details		The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you
An unusual chato (tea room sword) in the shape of an octopus, its 8 legs stretched out in uniform with one curled back exposing the suckers. Eyes are intimated on one side, with an old chip where the breathing hole is opposite. About the neck is wrapped a faded silk chord. It is 22 inches (56 cm) long. It is said that these wooden swords were produced from the mid to late Edo period, in lieu of swords for those not allowed to carry weapons (all but samurai). During the Edo it is true that ...click for details

Antique Japanese Scholars Gourd Flask in Box Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Netsuke and Related: Pre 1920 item# 963810 (stock# MOR2749)
click for details		The Kura tel.81-75-432-6980 Sold, Thank you!
A large gourd in the shape of a stone bound by silk chord and enclosed in a period custom made wooden box; the shape reminiscent of the stone used to block a garden path in the tea ceremony. A dark wooden bung shaped like clouds of smoke ries from the top, cinched tightly by the silk chord. Gourds were traditionally used to carry water, and have long had an association with both Zen and the literati movements. It is 5 inches (12.5 cm) diameter and in excellent condtion. This is from a collec ...click for details

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