TWO SHINTO SWORDS
WAKIZASHI WITH SIGNATURE TAMBA NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI, AND A KATANA WITH SIGNATURE OSHU JU KUNIKANE, EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
THE WAKIZASHI HAS THE FLAMBOYANT SUDAREBA [RED CURTAIN] HAMON DEVELOPED BY YOSHIMICHI I IN KYOTO DURING THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY, AND USED BY HIS DESCENDANTS IN KYOTO AND OSAKA FOR SEVERAL GENERATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE SIGNATURE ON THIS BLADE HAS NOT BEEN AUTHENTICATED IT HAS ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK OF THE FAMILY. THE LONG SWORD, AGAIN WITH AN UNAUTHENTICATED SIGNATURE, IS A FINE BLADE BY A SMITH INSPIRED BY THE YAMOTO TRADITION AND IS PROBABLY OF THE 17TH CENTURY
53CM. AND 66.5CM. LONG (2)
TWO SHINTO SWORDS
WAKIZASHI WITH SIGNATURE TAMBA NO KAMI YOSHIMICHI, AND A KATANA WITH SIGNATURE OSHU JU KUNIKANE, EDO PERIOD (17TH - 18TH CENTURY)
THE WAKIZASHI HAS THE FLAMBOYANT SUDAREBA [RED CURTAIN] HAMON DEVELOPED BY YOSHIMICHI I IN KYOTO DURING THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY, AND USED BY HIS DESCENDANTS IN KYOTO AND OSAKA FOR SEVERAL GENERATIONS. ALTHOUGH THE SIGNATURE ON THIS BLADE HAS NOT BEEN AUTHENTICATED IT HAS ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WORK OF THE FAMILY. THE LONG SWORD, AGAIN WITH AN UNAUTHENTICATED SIGNATURE, IS A FINE BLADE BY A SMITH INSPIRED BY THE YAMOTO TRADITION AND IS PROBABLY OF THE 17TH CENTURY
53CM. AND 66.5CM. LONG (2)
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