THE KATANA, 16TH CENTURY, THE WAKIZASHI, 19TH CENTURY
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A DAISHO IN A BROWN LACQUER SAYA
The katana, 16th Century, the wakizashi, 19th Century
The katana blade honzukuri, koshi-zori, itame hada with mokume and ji-nie, chugissaki, suguha hamon of nie with some sunagashi with hakikakke boshi, suriage nakago, 76cm.; the wakizashi blade honzukuri, torii-zori, itame hada with chugissaki, suguha hamon with chu-maru boshi, ubu nakago, 41.5cm.; in their brown lacquer saya inlaid with silver, shakudo-nanako fuchi-kashira with gilt inlay of tigers in a bamboo grove, Mino Goto School, copper tsuba with gilt nanako rims, one gilt and carved with a tiger, dragon and waves, the other nanako with a gilt dragon, shishi and a waterfall, gilt dragon menuki, shakudo-nanako kozuka with gilt plum blossom
76cm., 41.5cm. (2)
The katana, 16th Century, the wakizashi, 19th Century
The katana blade honzukuri, koshi-zori, itame hada with mokume and ji-nie, chugissaki, suguha hamon of nie with some sunagashi with hakikakke boshi, suriage nakago, 76cm.; the wakizashi blade honzukuri, torii-zori, itame hada with chugissaki, suguha hamon with chu-maru boshi, ubu nakago, 41.5cm.; in their brown lacquer saya inlaid with silver, shakudo-nanako fuchi-kashira with gilt inlay of tigers in a bamboo grove, Mino Goto School, copper tsuba with gilt nanako rims, one gilt and carved with a tiger, dragon and waves, the other nanako with a gilt dragon, shishi and a waterfall, gilt dragon menuki, shakudo-nanako kozuka with gilt plum blossom
76cm., 41.5cm. (2)
Provenance
Tudor Williams