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    Sale 6638

    JAPANESE ART AND DESIGN

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    13 November 2002

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    • A Tachi Blade Ascribed to Bize
    Lot 169

    A Tachi Blade Ascribed to Bizen Kanemitsu

    SIGNED TACHI BISHU OSAFUNE KANEMITSU, NANBOKUCHO PERIOD (14TH CENTURY)

    Price realised

    GBP 13,145

    Estimate

    GBP 3,000 - GBP 4,000

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    A Tachi Blade Ascribed to Bizen Kanemitsu
    Signed Tachi Bishu Osafune Kanemitsu, Nanbokucho Period (14th Century)
    The blade honzukuri, iorimune, koshi-zori with extended chu-kissaki, itame hada with ohada and ji-nie, notare hamon of nioi with ko-nie, midare boshi, a futasuji-bi on the ura, a bohi ni soebi on the omote, suriage nakago, tachi-mei 28 3/8in. (72.1cm.), in shirasaya

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