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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE KOZUKA SIGNED HOKI (NO) KAMI FUJIWARA NOBUCHIKA
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Three Arrows and a Utility Blade (Kozuka)
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the kozuka signed Hoki (no) kami Fujiwara Nobuchika
The shafts lacquered and applied with feathers at the rear for stabilization, mounted with karimata (fork) with a whistling attachment, yanagi-ba (willow leaf) and pierced watakushi (flesh cutter) arrow heads; the kozuka with no forging pattern and with gunome tempered edge; in a wood storage scabbard
The longest 36¾in. (93.3cm.) long (4)
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), the kozuka signed Hoki (no) kami Fujiwara Nobuchika
The shafts lacquered and applied with feathers at the rear for stabilization, mounted with karimata (fork) with a whistling attachment, yanagi-ba (willow leaf) and pierced watakushi (flesh cutter) arrow heads; the kozuka with no forging pattern and with gunome tempered edge; in a wood storage scabbard
The longest 36¾in. (93.3cm.) long (4)