Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art

Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art Our passion for Japanese art and culture drives our choices in selecting original Japanese swords an

We would like to warmly welcome you to Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art gallery, specialized in antique Japanese artworks and samurai armor equipments. We are one of the leading sources of antique samurai arms and armor, netsuke, screens and other works of art, providing unique and rare items to serious collectors, museums and galleries around the world. We offer the finest original antique samurai armo

r collectibles, which have all been chosen very carefully for quality, rarity and condition. Our aim is to provide you with the finest japanese armor and antiques available on the market. We'd like you to have the opportunity to experience a taste of the true samurai spirit and of traditional japanese culture. This site reflects Giuseppe Piva’s line of business: the research and the selling of antique Japanese art, from the Kamakura period until the modern days - exploring all the fields in which Japanese artists and craftsmen have successfully worked at their best. The gallery offers a wide and accurate selection of Japanese antique works of art, including netsuke, inro, armors, katana, tsuba, screens and sculptures. Giuseppe Piva Japanese Art gallery is located in the heart of the city of Milan, a short walk from the Fashion district and only a few meters from the subway station "San Babila". Browse through our pages and you will find many Japanese works of art collected over the years and carefully selected by Giuseppe Piva, the gallery's owner and curator. A choice of quality that we believe our customers will appreciate, together with all the information which we have tried to gather over the years to illustrate the many Japanese armours, netsuke, buddhist sculpture, and the subtle and ethereal art of Japanese screens. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive every month a small and valuable monograph on a new piece of the collection.

Kabuto bachi by NagamichiKabuto bachiSigned: NagamichiMid Edo period, circa 1750Price: 15.000  €
05/07/2026

Kabuto bachi by Nagamichi
Kabuto bachi
Signed: Nagamichi
Mid Edo period, circa 1750

Price: 15.000 €

Wakizashi koshirae – Jūyō Tōsogu�Late Edo period, 19th centuryLength: 60 cmProvenance:A. Harvie collectionA high level k...
01/07/2026

Wakizashi koshirae – Jūyō Tōsogu�
Late Edo period, 19th century

Length: 60 cm

Provenance:

A. Harvie collection
A high level koshirae with fittings representing Daikokuten, the god of wealth, and his attributes.
Fittings signed by:
Ichinomiya Nagatsune (1721–1787)
Goto Teijo (Mitsumasa, 1836–1904)
Hiyama Sansui
The koshirae is accompanied by a Juyo Tosogu certificate issued by Murakami Kosuke sensei, a student of Hon’ami Koson, and once a member of the NBTHK Juyo Shinsa. The organization issued several levels of papers which are quite highly regarded.

Ebira, samurai quiverMid-Edo periodUsed since medieval times, this type of quiver left the arrows completely exposed, ti...
21/02/2026

Ebira, samurai quiver
Mid-Edo period

Used since medieval times, this type of quiver left the arrows completely exposed, tied together and with their tips inserted into the lower compartment, protected by special dividers.

Ryubu menpo, samurai maskCircle of Noguchi ZesaiEarly Edo periodRed lacquer armour mask with black lacquer moustache and...
30/12/2025

Ryubu menpo, samurai mask
Circle of Noguchi Zesai

Early Edo period

Red lacquer armour mask with black lacquer moustache and beard. Yodarekake with four plates of kiritsuke-zane lacquered in byakudan gold.

Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795)KabutoKakejiku, ink on silkSigned Okyo, with seals Okyo no in and Chusendated Mizunoe-Tatsu bot...
24/12/2025

Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795)
Kabuto

Kakejiku, ink on silk

Signed Okyo, with seals Okyo no in and Chusen

dated Mizunoe-Tatsu botō (Late winter of 1772)

Painting: 36 x 56cm

Mount: 122 x 72.5 cm

Indirizzo

Via San Damiano 2
Milan
20122

Orario di apertura

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Martedì 10:00 - 18:00
Mercoledì 10:00 - 18:00
Giovedì 10:00 - 18:00
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