A SILVER MOUNTED AIKUCHI
A SILVER MOUNTED AIKUCHI

MEI: MASAMUNE, 16TH CENTURY

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A SILVER MOUNTED AIKUCHI
Mei: Masamune, 16th century
The blade hira zukuri, uchizori, tsukare itamehada, komidare hamon, ubu nakago, 9in. (22.7cm.); in its ribbed black lacquer saya, matching silver mounts comprising fuchi-kashira, koiguchi, kojiri, kurikata and uragawara, all chiselled with clouds, silver ishimeji kozuka carved with Mount Fuji and clouds, signed Jyokasai Hirohisa and kao, gilt menuki formed as puppies, 19th century

拍品專文

It is possible Hirohisa made the entire set of mounts.