An 1875 news story, telling of Matsumoto Ai — a female bonesetter and martial artist from Osaka — who used Jūjutsu to drive off four men who tried to rape her and her colleague, with one of the ruffians being thrown into the river
Undated, a collection of manuscript documents from different times periods, described as being Ninja Ninjutsu Densho (Instruction manual) of Iga Koka Ninjutsu. . Of course I have no comments on accuracy of the claims. That said, they went for a very considerable price.
Winning bid: 722,700¥ ($7,913 USD)
You can view pictures of the documents via this link: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w1079541023
Samurai period woodblock print of a horse’s legs while it is standing outside a stable in a traditional town, showing the woven reed “horseshoes” which would be tied on to protect a horse’s hooves against stone or gravel paved streets
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Undated, Edo period, two manuscript volumes containing "Heiho kacchūka densho bassui" Exerpts from Military Armour Instruction Treatise. Many illustrations of armour, armour styles and patterns, helms and famous generals, warriors and daimyo. Painted in brilliant, unfaded colours with metal and jewel tones
Recently sold at auction: a collection of documents and artwork which the seller says are the work of Kuranosuke Oishi, the chief retainer of the Harima Ako clan in 1702, and the leader of the 47 Ronin.
Winning bid: 90,000¥
A letter from the 5th Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646 - 1709) to Daimyo Matsudaira Izunokami of the Kawagoe domain. The letter is signed with Tsunayoshi's black seal. Aged, some impact damage on edges
Winning bid: 26,766¥
Tsunayoshi was also known as the Dog Shogun, for a decree which stated dogs must be protected at all costs, eventually leading to wild packs overrunning the capitol.
He was also Shogun during the time of the 47 Ronin
A collection slips of paper with the "kao" -- signature sigil -- of the daimyo (samurai feudal lords) of the provinces of Japan during the late Edo period (1810 - 1868), the end period of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Papers included with the set indicate this collection was titled "The Daimyo Written Seal Collection", and was the possession of one noble house. Sold at auction several years ago, it went for 169,000¥, and would be significantly higher if sold today
Kamakura period (1158 - 1333 CE), orihon (fan folded) bound woodblock print copy of the 13th volume of the Daiho Daishukyo sutra, the Sutra of the Great Assembly, an anthology of sutras. The style of paper / characters / printing identifies it as kasuga-ban, a product of the Nara monastaries of the period. Aged, foxing, minor insect damage. It would be considered in Excellent condition for its age
Winning bid: 108,787¥
Randy McCall
