Lot 179
179
A USHU TANTO
A USHU TANTO
A USHU TANTO
4 More
A USHU TANTO
7 More
Property from the Albert Maroni Family Collection
A USHU TANTO

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KUNISHIGE SAKU

Price realised USD 6,300
Estimate
USD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, and applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see Section D of the Conditions of Sale for full details.
Try our
Scroll to top
A USHU TANTO

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KUNISHIGE SAKU

Price realised USD 6,300
Price realised USD 6,300
DetailsMore from
Details
A USHU TANTO
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KUNISHIGE SAKU
Configuration [sugata]: hira-zukuri with iori-mune, no curvature
Forging pattern [jihada]: itame
Tempering pattern [hamon]: nodare, with nioi
Point [boshi]: kaeri-fukai
Tang [nakago]: shape (keitai): slender and tapering, unshortened (machi-okuri); file marks (yasurime): kesho-yasuri; end (nakagojiri): iriyama-gata; holes (mekugi-ana): two
length from tip to beginning of tang [nagasa]: 23.5 cm
Collar [habaki]: single silver
In shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) with attestation by Sato Kan'ichi (1907-1978) for the sword
Scabbard [koshirae]: the black lacquered aikuchi koshirae scabbard decorated in silver and gold lacquer with dragon, applied with silver fuchi-gashira and sayajiri with dragon and clouds, silver kozuka signed Kiyoaki (Goto Kiyoaki; b.1815) and the gilt kogatana signed Kunitomo Mitsuo kore tsukuru; 37.5 cm. long
The mounting accompanied with Tokubetsu kicho shodogu certificate, issued by Nihon bijutsu token hozon kyokai, 23 January (no. 170); the sword had a Tokubetsu kicho token certificate, 26 February 1976 (no. 321290), now missing
Exhibited
On loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 31 December 1973

Brought to you by

Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Takaaki Murakami (村上高明) Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department | Japanese and Korean Art
+1 212 636 2160

Related articles

More from Japanese and Korean Art

View All
View All