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EDO PERIOD (LATE 17TH CENTURY), SIGNED MUTSU (NO) KAMI FUJIWARA TSUNASHIGE, THE SECOND SIGNED YOSHIMITSU
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A Short Sword (Wakizashi) in Mounts (Koshirae) and a Dagger (Tanto)
Edo period (late 17th century), signed Mutsu (no) kami Fujiwara Tsunashige, the second signed Yoshimitsu
The wakizashi configuration shinogi-zukuri with an iori-mune back and o-gissaki point with torii-zori curvature and a wide bo-hi carved on the omote side and koshi-bi ni tsure-hi on the ura side, the forging pattern ko-itame with gunome choji midare tempered edge with small, rounded tip, tang unshortened with one peg hole and katte-sagari file marks
Koshirae comprising a scabbard lacquered brown with raised black ribs made to resemble baleen mounted with a silver kojiri decorated with a dragon in clouds and fitted with an iron kozuka inlaid with silver waves and gold plovers, blade indistinctly signed Iyo (no) kami Fujiwara Toshi...; the hilt mounted with silver fuchi-gashira with crashing waves and a pair of shakudo and gilt menuki of armor and a sword, the tsuba carved as stylized wings with gilt-inlaid clouds; the dagger hira-zukuri, iori-mune, with muzori curvature, ko-itame forging pattern and suguha tempered edge with a small rounded tip, the tang unshortened with one mekugi-ana; in wood storage scabbard
21 3/8in. (54.4cm.); 8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) long
The wakizashi with a certificate issued by the Nihon Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated 1997.10.13 (2)
Edo period (late 17th century), signed Mutsu (no) kami Fujiwara Tsunashige, the second signed Yoshimitsu
The wakizashi configuration shinogi-zukuri with an iori-mune back and o-gissaki point with torii-zori curvature and a wide bo-hi carved on the omote side and koshi-bi ni tsure-hi on the ura side, the forging pattern ko-itame with gunome choji midare tempered edge with small, rounded tip, tang unshortened with one peg hole and katte-sagari file marks
Koshirae comprising a scabbard lacquered brown with raised black ribs made to resemble baleen mounted with a silver kojiri decorated with a dragon in clouds and fitted with an iron kozuka inlaid with silver waves and gold plovers, blade indistinctly signed Iyo (no) kami Fujiwara Toshi...; the hilt mounted with silver fuchi-gashira with crashing waves and a pair of shakudo and gilt menuki of armor and a sword, the tsuba carved as stylized wings with gilt-inlaid clouds; the dagger hira-zukuri, iori-mune, with muzori curvature, ko-itame forging pattern and suguha tempered edge with a small rounded tip, the tang unshortened with one mekugi-ana; in wood storage scabbard
21 3/8in. (54.4cm.); 8 7/8in. (22.5cm.) long
The wakizashi with a certificate issued by the Nihon Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated 1997.10.13 (2)