Sale 5496
London, South Kensington
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12 May 2010
Price realised
GBP 6,250
Estimate
A SHINSHINTO HIRAZUKURI WAKIZASHI SIGNED CHOUNSAI TSUNATOSHI, AND DATED TENPO JUSANNEN HACHIGATSU HI, 1842, Edo Period (19th century) Sugata [configuration]: hira-zukuri, even curve, iori-mune, full kissaki Kitae [forging pattern]: close ko-itame, almost muji-hada Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome-ba, tight nioi-guchi of nioi with ko-nie Boshi [tip]: ko-maru Nakago [tang]: ubu, one mekugi-ana, osujigai file marks, ha-agari kurijiri Koshirae [mounting]: the saya of alternating bands of wara-chirashi togidashi-e and black lacquer, round shakudo nanako tsuba with a dragon among clouds carved in high relief with gold inlaid details with signature Goto Ryujo, the fuchigashira of an overseas emissary in procession in iroe takazogan of shakudo, silver, and gold, signed Homeido Saito Yoshioki and with a kakihan, the menuki shakudo of flowers in yo-bori with gilt details, the kozuka and kogai with dragons
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