A MOUNTED WAKIZASHI
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A MOUNTED WAKIZASHI

UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)

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A MOUNTED WAKIZASHI
UNSIGNED, EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
SUGATA [CONFIGURATION]: HONZUKURI, IORI MUNE, CHUKISSAKI, SAKI-ZORI
KITAE [FORGING PATTERN]: KO-ITAME
HAMON [TEMPERING PATTERN]: GUNOME CHOJI-MIDARE
BOSHI [TIP]: HAKIKAKE ON URA
NAKAGO [TANG]: UBU, ONE HOLE, KATTE-SAGARI FILE MARKS, HA-AGARI KURIJIRI TIP
HABAKI [COLLAR]: SINGLE GILT COPPER
NAGASA [LENGTH OF BLADE]: 55.0CM
KOSHIRAE [MOUNTING]: CHISAGATANA KOSHIRAE WITH PURPLE HILT BINDING, RIBBED BLACK LACQUERED SAYA WITH DESIGN OF BIWA IN GOLD AND SABIAGE TAKAMAKI-E, FUCHI-KASHIRA OF SHAKUDO WITH LIGHTENING AND A RUNNING FIGURE IN A WICKERWORK COAT IN GOLD TAKAMAKI-E, MENUKI OF SHO [VERTICAL MOUTH ORGANS]. THE TSUBA IS OF SHAKUDO WITH DRAGONS IN GOLD HIRAZOGAN. INSCRIBED YAMASHIRO KUNI JU UMETADA TACHIBANA SHIGENARI SAKU. THE KOZUKA WITH YOKOBU [FLUTE] AND KOTO [ZITHER] IN SHAKUDO AND GOLD HIGH RELIEF INLAY ON A SHAKUDO NANAKO GROUND.

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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

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