Lot Essay
Toshiyuki was a student of Inaba Toshizane and son of Toshinori.
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A SHINSHINTO INABA TOSHIZANE TANTO
EARLY EDO PERIOD (FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KII (NO) JU YOSHIKAWA MINAMOTO TOSHIYUKI
Sugata: of hira-zukuri with iori-mune; nagasa: 8 sun, 1.7 bu (24.7 cm.) sori: muzori. Jihada: tight itame. Hamon: suguba komidare. Nakago keitai: regular, ubu and with a soft, brown patina; yasurime: kesho-yasuri; nakagojiri: ha-agari kuri-jiri; mekugi-ana: one; mei, katana-mei: Kii (no) ju Yoshikawa Minamoto Toshiyuki.
Tanto koshirae: red lacquer saya resembling grained leather; iron fuchi-kashira, koiguchi, kojiri and hamadashi tsuba en suite, decorated with prunus, kiku, orchids and bamboo, signed Takehide; remaining mounts odd. Chips, cracks, damages.
Silk brocade storage bag.
EARLY EDO PERIOD (FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KII (NO) JU YOSHIKAWA MINAMOTO TOSHIYUKI
Sugata: of hira-zukuri with iori-mune; nagasa: 8 sun, 1.7 bu (24.7 cm.) sori: muzori. Jihada: tight itame. Hamon: suguba komidare. Nakago keitai: regular, ubu and with a soft, brown patina; yasurime: kesho-yasuri; nakagojiri: ha-agari kuri-jiri; mekugi-ana: one; mei, katana-mei: Kii (no) ju Yoshikawa Minamoto Toshiyuki.
Tanto koshirae: red lacquer saya resembling grained leather; iron fuchi-kashira, koiguchi, kojiri and hamadashi tsuba en suite, decorated with prunus, kiku, orchids and bamboo, signed Takehide; remaining mounts odd. Chips, cracks, damages.
Silk brocade storage bag.