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A SHINTO BIZEN KATANA AND ANOTHER
The first katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, toriizori with chugissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, midare hamon of nioi and nie, chu-maru boshi, suriage nakago, mei: Bizen kuni.., Shinto Bizen school, 26¾in. (68.1cm),17th century, in its striated brown lacquer saya imitating wood grain with brass kojiri, brass ishimeji fuchi-kashira, similar brass aoi tsuba, shakudo and gilt menuki, the tsuka bound with doeskin, 19th century, with shirasaya and tsunagi; and another katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, toriizori with chugissaki, itamehada, suguha hamon of ko-nie, chu-maru boshi, suriage nakago, with signature Hizen Kuni Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi, 26in. (66.1cm), 17th century, in its mottled brown lacquer saya, matching iron fuchi-kashira, koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri, all gilt edged and carved with lightning and clouds, the lightning gilt, signed Tsuneaki, iron aoi tsuba chiselled with waves, gilt dragon menuki, late 19th century (2)
The first katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, toriizori with chugissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, midare hamon of nioi and nie, chu-maru boshi, suriage nakago, mei: Bizen kuni.., Shinto Bizen school, 26¾in. (68.1cm),17th century, in its striated brown lacquer saya imitating wood grain with brass kojiri, brass ishimeji fuchi-kashira, similar brass aoi tsuba, shakudo and gilt menuki, the tsuka bound with doeskin, 19th century, with shirasaya and tsunagi; and another katana blade, honzukuri, iorimune, toriizori with chugissaki, itamehada, suguha hamon of ko-nie, chu-maru boshi, suriage nakago, with signature Hizen Kuni Mutsu no Kami Tadayoshi, 26in. (66.1cm), 17th century, in its mottled brown lacquer saya, matching iron fuchi-kashira, koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri, all gilt edged and carved with lightning and clouds, the lightning gilt, signed Tsuneaki, iron aoi tsuba chiselled with waves, gilt dragon menuki, late 19th century (2)
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