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THE TREATMENT OF THE WAVES IN THE VERY MUCH IN THE STYLE OF ZESHIN.
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A TANTO IN AIKUCHI MOUNTS
THE BLADE HIRAZUKURI, TAKENOKOZORI, MITSUMUNE, ITAME HADA, KO-MIDARE HAMON OF NIE AND ATOBORI KEN CARVED ON THE OMOTE, GOMABASHI ON THE URA, O-SURIAGE NAKAGO, 16TH CENTURY, 24.8CM.; IN A SAYA BLACK LACQUERED WITH WAVES, ROCKS, SEAWEED AND SPRAY IN BROWN AND GOLD LACQUER AND A CRAYFISH IN SILVER FORMING THE KOJIRI, COPPER KASHIRA CARVED AS AN OCTOPUS WITH RIM OF SILVER WAVES, SILVER FUCHI WITH A CRAYFISH IN GILT TAKAZOGAN, SILVER KOZUKA, KURIKATA AND URAGAWARA IN SEA SHELLS IN IROE TAKAZOGAN, MENUKI OF COPPER CRABS ON SILVERED WAVES, THE TSUKA BOUND WITH BALEEN, 19TH CENTURY
THE BLADE HIRAZUKURI, TAKENOKOZORI, MITSUMUNE, ITAME HADA, KO-MIDARE HAMON OF NIE AND ATOBORI KEN CARVED ON THE OMOTE, GOMABASHI ON THE URA, O-SURIAGE NAKAGO, 16TH CENTURY, 24.8CM.; IN A SAYA BLACK LACQUERED WITH WAVES, ROCKS, SEAWEED AND SPRAY IN BROWN AND GOLD LACQUER AND A CRAYFISH IN SILVER FORMING THE KOJIRI, COPPER KASHIRA CARVED AS AN OCTOPUS WITH RIM OF SILVER WAVES, SILVER FUCHI WITH A CRAYFISH IN GILT TAKAZOGAN, SILVER KOZUKA, KURIKATA AND URAGAWARA IN SEA SHELLS IN IROE TAKAZOGAN, MENUKI OF COPPER CRABS ON SILVERED WAVES, THE TSUKA BOUND WITH BALEEN, 19TH CENTURY