THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
AN ITOMAKI NO TACHI
MEI: FUJIWARA TADAMITSU, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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AN ITOMAKI NO TACHI
Mei: Fujiwara Tadamitsu, 18th/19th Century
The blade honzukuri, deep torii-zori with chu-gissaki, forging pattern itame, tempered edge wide ko-midare of nie, chu-maru boshi, ji-nie, tang suriage, 68.8cm.; encased in a nashiji lacquer saya decorated with Tokugawa mon, the upper part bound, full copper tachi mounts chiselled with karakusa and inlaid with the same mon, similar tsuba, the tsuka and saya bound over brocade, Tokugawa mon menuki, 19th Century
Mei: Fujiwara Tadamitsu, 18th/19th Century
The blade honzukuri, deep torii-zori with chu-gissaki, forging pattern itame, tempered edge wide ko-midare of nie, chu-maru boshi, ji-nie, tang suriage, 68.8cm.; encased in a nashiji lacquer saya decorated with Tokugawa mon, the upper part bound, full copper tachi mounts chiselled with karakusa and inlaid with the same mon, similar tsuba, the tsuka and saya bound over brocade, Tokugawa mon menuki, 19th Century