A Lacquer Scabbard for a Katana
A Lacquer Scabbard for a Katana

EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FUCHI SIGNED ECHIZEN DAIJO NAGATSUNE AND WITH KAKIHAN

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A Lacquer Scabbard for a Katana
Edo period (19th century), the fuchi signed Echizen Daijo Nagatsune and with kakihan
Black-lacquer saya, the tsuka mounted with shakudo nanako-ji fuchi-gashira carved with a male and female tiger in bamboo in taka-bori and gold zogan, the fur carved in ke-bori, matching shakudo and gold tiger menuki; the rounded-square iron sukashi tsuba designed with two tigers with shakudo eyes and gold hira-zogan stripes, the "bamboo" rim inlaid with vines and leaves in gold hira-zogan
37¾in. (96cm.) long