MUMEI, 17TH CENTURY
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A KOTO WAKIZASHI IN RADEN KOSHIRAE WITH OMORI STYLE FITTINGS
Mumei, 17th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune, chu gissaki, with slight koshi-zori, forging pattern ko-itame, tempered edge suguba of nioi, maru boshi, tang o-suriage, 52.5cm.; encased in a raden scabbard, cotton wrapped tsuka with irogane menuki of shishi with shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira decorated with karashishi and peony with shakudo and gilt takazogan, the fuchi with signature Omori Teruhide and Kao and an iron tsuba similarly decorated, with signature Omori Teruhide and Kao, 19th Century
Mumei, 17th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune, chu gissaki, with slight koshi-zori, forging pattern ko-itame, tempered edge suguba of nioi, maru boshi, tang o-suriage, 52.5cm.; encased in a raden scabbard, cotton wrapped tsuka with irogane menuki of shishi with shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira decorated with karashishi and peony with shakudo and gilt takazogan, the fuchi with signature Omori Teruhide and Kao and an iron tsuba similarly decorated, with signature Omori Teruhide and Kao, 19th Century