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AN ISHIDO SCHOOL KATANA AND A KATANA IN A SAME SAYA
The first blade honzukuri, iorimune, koshizori with chu-gissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, choji-midare hamon of nioi ko-maru boshi, a bo-hi on both sides, suriage nakago, mei: Heianjo Ishido, Edo Period (17th Century), 261/8in. (66.4cm.), in its aogai lacquer saya, one side bevelled, decorated in gold and coloured lacquer with seashells, iron fuchi-kashira with seashell in copper takazogan and gilt, shakudo and gilt seashell menuki, large iron tsuba carved as seven seashells within the rim, Shoami work, 19th century; and the second blade, unokubizukuri, iorimune, koshizori with sakizori, chu-gissaki, itame with ayasugihada, suguha hamon of nioi, boshi obscure, naginata hi and remains of a narrow full length groove, o-suriage nakago, mumei (Naminohira school), 261/8in. (66.3cm), in its samenuri saya, horn kashira, iron fuchi decorated with a shishi in shibuichi takazogan, gilt details, with signature Toshinaga and a kao, copper and gilt menuki of sea creatures, aoigata silver tsuba, 19th century (2)
The first blade honzukuri, iorimune, koshizori with chu-gissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, choji-midare hamon of nioi ko-maru boshi, a bo-hi on both sides, suriage nakago, mei: Heianjo Ishido, Edo Period (17th Century), 261/8in. (66.4cm.), in its aogai lacquer saya, one side bevelled, decorated in gold and coloured lacquer with seashells, iron fuchi-kashira with seashell in copper takazogan and gilt, shakudo and gilt seashell menuki, large iron tsuba carved as seven seashells within the rim, Shoami work, 19th century; and the second blade, unokubizukuri, iorimune, koshizori with sakizori, chu-gissaki, itame with ayasugihada, suguha hamon of nioi, boshi obscure, naginata hi and remains of a narrow full length groove, o-suriage nakago, mumei (Naminohira school), 261/8in. (66.3cm), in its samenuri saya, horn kashira, iron fuchi decorated with a shishi in shibuichi takazogan, gilt details, with signature Toshinaga and a kao, copper and gilt menuki of sea creatures, aoigata silver tsuba, 19th century (2)
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