EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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AN AIKUCHI TANTO
Edo Period (19th Century)
The blade hirazukuri, iorimune, shallow torii-zori, itame masame hada, ko-midare hamon of nie and nioi, ko-maru boshi, suriage nakago with a side groove and horimono, of sosho from the poem carved on the kozuka blade, 116in. (29cm.); in a black lacquer saya embossed with snowflakes and kirikane patterns, decorated in carved silver with plum blossom, bamboo, pine and waves, gold and gilt detail, the fuchi-kashira similarly decorated, baleen bound tsuka, shibuichi menuki of cranes with iroe details and a silver kozuka carved with waves and a turtle, carving of the poem of Rokkasen on the blade, signed Goto Seii
Edo Period (19th Century)
The blade hirazukuri, iorimune, shallow torii-zori, itame masame hada, ko-midare hamon of nie and nioi, ko-maru boshi, suriage nakago with a side groove and horimono, of sosho from the poem carved on the kozuka blade, 116in. (29cm.); in a black lacquer saya embossed with snowflakes and kirikane patterns, decorated in carved silver with plum blossom, bamboo, pine and waves, gold and gilt detail, the fuchi-kashira similarly decorated, baleen bound tsuka, shibuichi menuki of cranes with iroe details and a silver kozuka carved with waves and a turtle, carving of the poem of Rokkasen on the blade, signed Goto Seii