EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY)
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Edo Period (Late 18th/early 19th Century)
The ryoshinogi fukuro yari forged with masame, tempered edge notare of nie, tang fukuro, signed Kishu ju Naomichi, 4in. (10cm.), encased in a black lacquer cover, the long wood shaft monouchi wrapped in lacquer, overall 82¼in. (209cm.); the umajirushi with the crest of the Maru ni Tachibana family and san-tachibana mon in brass on the top of the shaft, half of the shaft in red lacquer, the rest wood and pierced with the crest of the Maru ni Sansuhama family on the top, gilt kanagu, a flag woven in yellow with stylised foliage and karashishi with a vermilion and silver band on the top and bottom, overall 82in. (208cm.); the ryoshinogi yari forged with masame, tempered edge suguha of nioi, tang ubu with one hole, signed Musashi ju Monju Kuniyasu and dated Jokyo Gan'nen [1684], 4.7/8in. (12.5cm.), encased in a spherical cover with fur, the upper part of the long shaft wrapped in black lacquer, overall 90¼in. (229cm.); another ryoshinogi fukuro yari forged with itame, tempered edge suguha of nioi, tang fukuro, signed Kawachi no Kami, 2¾in. (7cm.), encased in a black lacquer cover, a long wood shaft monouchi wrapped in black lacquer, overall 86¼in. (219cm.); the naginata with bohi ni soebi to both sides, forging pattern ko-itame, tempered edge notare of nioi with togariba, tang ubu, haagari kurijiri, 15.7/8in. (43cm.), encased in a roironuri case decorated with the sagari fuji mon on scrolling foliage and a red lacquer shaft, overall 88½in. (225cm.); and a gilt umajirushi with a large sphere and a smaller one on the top decorated with three family crests, yoko mokko mon and grey fur underneath, with a long shaft, overall 7ft.6in. (228.5cm.), with a stand (6)
Edo Period (Late 18th/early 19th Century)
The ryoshinogi fukuro yari forged with masame, tempered edge notare of nie, tang fukuro, signed Kishu ju Naomichi, 4in. (10cm.), encased in a black lacquer cover, the long wood shaft monouchi wrapped in lacquer, overall 82¼in. (209cm.); the umajirushi with the crest of the Maru ni Tachibana family and san-tachibana mon in brass on the top of the shaft, half of the shaft in red lacquer, the rest wood and pierced with the crest of the Maru ni Sansuhama family on the top, gilt kanagu, a flag woven in yellow with stylised foliage and karashishi with a vermilion and silver band on the top and bottom, overall 82in. (208cm.); the ryoshinogi yari forged with masame, tempered edge suguha of nioi, tang ubu with one hole, signed Musashi ju Monju Kuniyasu and dated Jokyo Gan'nen [1684], 4.7/8in. (12.5cm.), encased in a spherical cover with fur, the upper part of the long shaft wrapped in black lacquer, overall 90¼in. (229cm.); another ryoshinogi fukuro yari forged with itame, tempered edge suguha of nioi, tang fukuro, signed Kawachi no Kami, 2¾in. (7cm.), encased in a black lacquer cover, a long wood shaft monouchi wrapped in black lacquer, overall 86¼in. (219cm.); the naginata with bohi ni soebi to both sides, forging pattern ko-itame, tempered edge notare of nioi with togariba, tang ubu, haagari kurijiri, 15.7/8in. (43cm.), encased in a roironuri case decorated with the sagari fuji mon on scrolling foliage and a red lacquer shaft, overall 88½in. (225cm.); and a gilt umajirushi with a large sphere and a smaller one on the top decorated with three family crests, yoko mokko mon and grey fur underneath, with a long shaft, overall 7ft.6in. (228.5cm.), with a stand (6)