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THREE KATANA BLADES IN SHIRASAYA
The first katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, toriizori with chugissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, togare-midare hamon of nioi with nie, muneyaki and tobiyaki, chu-maru boshi, o-suriage nakago, signed Ko-mei Harima Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni, 27in. (68.6cm), 17th century, in shirasaya; the second katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, shallow toriizori with chugissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, midare hamon of nie, midare komi boshi, o-suriage nakago, Mino den, 16th century, in shirasaya; the third katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, koshizori with chugissaki, itamehada, gunome hamon of nioi, chu-maru boshi with hakikakke, ubu unsigned nakago, 28¾in. (73.2cm), 20th century, in shirasaya; and a Naotane blade, honzukuri, iorimune, koshizori with extended chugissaki, itamehada, choji-midare hamon of nie, midare komi boshi, ubu nakago, with signature Taikei Naotane and a kao, 26in. (66cm), 19th century, in shirasaya (4)
The first katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, toriizori with chugissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, togare-midare hamon of nioi with nie, muneyaki and tobiyaki, chu-maru boshi, o-suriage nakago, signed Ko-mei Harima Daijo Fujiwara Tadakuni, 27in. (68.6cm), 17th century, in shirasaya; the second katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, shallow toriizori with chugissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, midare hamon of nie, midare komi boshi, o-suriage nakago, Mino den, 16th century, in shirasaya; the third katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, koshizori with chugissaki, itamehada, gunome hamon of nioi, chu-maru boshi with hakikakke, ubu unsigned nakago, 28¾in. (73.2cm), 20th century, in shirasaya; and a Naotane blade, honzukuri, iorimune, koshizori with extended chugissaki, itamehada, choji-midare hamon of nie, midare komi boshi, ubu nakago, with signature Taikei Naotane and a kao, 26in. (66cm), 19th century, in shirasaya (4)
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Please note there are four katana in this lot