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THREE AIKUCHI AND TWO TANTO
The first aikuchi blade, hirazukuri, iorimune, itamehada, suguha hamon, ubu nakago, mei: Ise no Kami Fujiwara Kiyokata, 10¾in. (27.5cm), 18th century, in its natural wood mounting, the saya carved with a snake which forms the kurikata, mother of pearl and horn details, 19th century; the second aikuchi blade, shobuzukuri, iorimune, itamehada, wide suguha hamon of ko-nie, ubu nakago, unsigned, 14¾in. (37.3cm), 18/19th century, in its narrow ribbed black lacquer saya fitted with a shakudo kaeritsuno, the tsuka similarly ribbed but of natural wood, shakudo fuchi-kashira inlaid with plants, similar plain koiguchi, shakudo menuki of monkeys, shakudo and copper kozuka with bamboo in katakiri, 18/19th century; a heavy tanto blade, hirazukuri, iorimune, itamehada , midare hamon of nie, ubu nakago, mei: Soshu no ju Tsunahiro, 113/8in. (28.8cm), 16th century, in its black ishimeji lacquer saya (damaged), copper fuchi-kashira inlaid with a bird and foliage, copper tsuba, copper menuki of sennin, 19th century; and another, the blade, hirazukuri, iorimune, itamehada with some ohada and ji-nie, hoso suguha hamon of ko-nie, ubu nakago, mei: Echizen no ju Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna and Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kunihiro, 155/8in. (39.7cm), 17th century, in shirasaya; and an aikuchi, the blade, hirazukuri, iorimune, itame-masahada, suguha-gunome hamon, ubu nakago, unsigned, 7¾in. (19.8cm), in its black lacquer saya decorated with kiri in gold and brown lacquer, matching plain silver mounts, silvered kogai, 19th century (5)
The first aikuchi blade, hirazukuri, iorimune, itamehada, suguha hamon, ubu nakago, mei: Ise no Kami Fujiwara Kiyokata, 10¾in. (27.5cm), 18th century, in its natural wood mounting, the saya carved with a snake which forms the kurikata, mother of pearl and horn details, 19th century; the second aikuchi blade, shobuzukuri, iorimune, itamehada, wide suguha hamon of ko-nie, ubu nakago, unsigned, 14¾in. (37.3cm), 18/19th century, in its narrow ribbed black lacquer saya fitted with a shakudo kaeritsuno, the tsuka similarly ribbed but of natural wood, shakudo fuchi-kashira inlaid with plants, similar plain koiguchi, shakudo menuki of monkeys, shakudo and copper kozuka with bamboo in katakiri, 18/19th century; a heavy tanto blade, hirazukuri, iorimune, itamehada , midare hamon of nie, ubu nakago, mei: Soshu no ju Tsunahiro, 113/8in. (28.8cm), 16th century, in its black ishimeji lacquer saya (damaged), copper fuchi-kashira inlaid with a bird and foliage, copper tsuba, copper menuki of sennin, 19th century; and another, the blade, hirazukuri, iorimune, itamehada with some ohada and ji-nie, hoso suguha hamon of ko-nie, ubu nakago, mei: Echizen no ju Sagami no Kami Fujiwara Kunitsuna and Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kunihiro, 155/8in. (39.7cm), 17th century, in shirasaya; and an aikuchi, the blade, hirazukuri, iorimune, itame-masahada, suguha-gunome hamon, ubu nakago, unsigned, 7¾in. (19.8cm), in its black lacquer saya decorated with kiri in gold and brown lacquer, matching plain silver mounts, silvered kogai, 19th century (5)
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