TWO WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) AND AN IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARD) Edo period (1615-1868); the first: circa Enpo era (1673-1681), the second: circa Genroku era (1688-1704); the tsuba: 18th/19th century (7) — TWO WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) AND AN IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARD) Edo period (1615-1868); the first: circa Enpo era (1673-1681), the second: circa Genroku era (1688-1704); the tsuba: 18th/19th century

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Estimate: £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,733–$4,978
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Sale: Bonhams — Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen: Japanese Art in Peace and War, London, New Bond Street · 18 May 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-462887
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Two Wakizashi, TWO WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) AND AN IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARD) Edo period (1615-1868); the first: circa Enpo era (1673-1681), the second: circa Genroku era (1688-1704); the tsuba: 18th/19th century (7). Bonhams, 18 May 2023, lot 273. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-462887.

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Two Wakizashi, TWO WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) AND AN IRON TSUBA (HAND GUARD) Edo period (1615-1868); the first: circa Enpo era (1673-1681), the second: circa Genroku era (1688-1704); the tsuba: 18th/19th century (7). Bonhams, 18 May 2023, lot 273. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-462887.

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From the same sale Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen: Japanese Art in Peace and War · May 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
A LACQUER MIDARE-BON (GARMENT TRAY) Edo period (1615-1868), probably …	A Lacquer Rectangular Deep Midare-bon	£1,000–£1,500
A RYUKYU ISLANDS (OKINAWA) SHELL-INLAID LACQUER TRAY Edo period (1615…	A Ryukyu Islands	£800–£1,000
A GOLD-LACQUER FOOTED MIMIDARAI (HANDLED BASIN) AND SIX NEGORO-STYLE …	A Gold-lacquer Footed Mimidarai	£800–£1,200
TWO SMALL GOLD-LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS Meiji era (1868-1912), late 1…	Two Small Gold-lacquer Boxes And Covers Meiji Era	£1,200–£1,800
A GOLD-LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) IN THE FORM OF THREE OVERLAPPING FA…	A Gold-lacquer Kobako	£2,500–£3,000
A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVER Meiji …	A Gold-lacquer Suzuribako	£5,000–£6,000

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Two Wakizashi	Two Wakizashi		Christie's, Jun 2000
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Anonymous Edo Period	ANONYMOUS Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons Edo period (		Bonhams, Sep 2024
Two Wakizashi	TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868),		Bonhams, May 2023
Anonymous Edo Period	ANONYMOUS Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century (2)		Bonhams, Nov 2024

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