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    Sale 7115

    IMPORTANT SWORDS FROM THE MUSEUM OF JAPANESE SWORD FITTINGS

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    10 November 2004

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    • A Wakizashi
    Lot 8

    A Wakizashi

    UNSIGNED, ATTRIBUTED TO NAOTSUNA, LATE KAMAKURA PERIOD (14TH CENTURY)

    Price realised

    GBP 4,541

    Estimate

    GBP 4,000 - GBP 5,000

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    A Wakizashi
    Unsigned, attributed to Naotsuna, Late Kamakura Period (14th Century)
    Blade honzukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, forging pattern running itame and mokume with jinie, jifu-utsuri, tempered edge gunome midare with choji with deep habuchi, ashi, kinsuji, uchinoke, sunagashi, yakizume and hakikake boshi, bohi on both sides, tang o-suriage, two holes, nagasa 51.8cm., sori 0.7cm., motohaba 3.2cm., sakihaba 2.5cm., in shirasaya

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