Antique Japanese Samurai Tanto Edo Period Deer & Pine Fittings Black Lacquer Saya LS122 Red Symbolism of the Flaming Jewel

Symbolism of the Flaming Jewel (Hōju-no-Tama)

Height = 29”

This multi-step process allows the pot to be placed on a heating element such as a small fire or electric hot plate to boil water for tea

one face decorated with a shaped cartouche enclosing a scholar's objects composition — a red-ground vase with floral decoration

This tanto would have been worn by a samurai as part of his sidearm set and represents both utility and status

Antique Japanese Samurai Tanto Edo Period Deer & Pine Fittings Black Lacquer Saya LS122 Red Symbolism of the Flaming JewelA beautifully mounted Edo period Japanese tanto (), complete with all original koshirae (mounts), featuring an elegant nature motif of deer grazing beneath pine trees symbols of longevity, peace, and endurance. The blade is hand forged in the hira zukuri form with a straight suguha hamon and visible hada grain. The nakago is unsigned (mumei) and shows two mekugi ana, suggesting remounting across generations. Its silvered copper habaki bears precise