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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FUCHI SIGNED SHOKATEI MOTOHIRO AND WITH KAKIHAN
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A Lacquer Scabbard for a Wakizashi
Edo period (19th century), the fuchi signed Shokatei Motohiro and with kakihan
The black-lacquer saya with a shakudo nanako-ji kozuka with roosters and hens in iroe taka-zogan, the tsuka fitted with shibuichi migaki-ji fuchi-gashira with a horse and groom carved in taka-bori with gold and shakudo highlights, and shakudo and gold menuki formed as centipedes and pagodas; the iron tsuba carved on the surface in relief and pierce-carved with a design of a sailing ship on crashing waves
22in. (56cm.) long
Edo period (19th century), the fuchi signed Shokatei Motohiro and with kakihan
The black-lacquer saya with a shakudo nanako-ji kozuka with roosters and hens in iroe taka-zogan, the tsuka fitted with shibuichi migaki-ji fuchi-gashira with a horse and groom carved in taka-bori with gold and shakudo highlights, and shakudo and gold menuki formed as centipedes and pagodas; the iron tsuba carved on the surface in relief and pierce-carved with a design of a sailing ship on crashing waves
22in. (56cm.) long