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EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
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A Dagger (Ken) in Mounts (Koshirae)
Edo period (17th century)
The ken blade forged with a masame-itame pattern with a gunome tempered edge carved on the omote side with a long central groove and on the ura side with futatsuji-hi; tang unshortened with higaki file marks and two mekugi-ana and an old one now plugged
Koshirae comprising a cane scabbard with horn fittings, the tsuba shibuichi with vines inlaid in soft metals and the hilt with a shakudo nanako fuchi with morning glories in soft-metal inlays
11¾in. (29.8cm.) long
Edo period (17th century)
The ken blade forged with a masame-itame pattern with a gunome tempered edge carved on the omote side with a long central groove and on the ura side with futatsuji-hi; tang unshortened with higaki file marks and two mekugi-ana and an old one now plugged
Koshirae comprising a cane scabbard with horn fittings, the tsuba shibuichi with vines inlaid in soft metals and the hilt with a shakudo nanako fuchi with morning glories in soft-metal inlays
11¾in. (29.8cm.) long