A wakizashi
Shinshinto
Nagasa 43.8 cm; shinogi-zukuri, sakizori, chu-kissaki, sambonsugi-hamon, Bushu shita genju Hiroshige mei. Koshirae: shakudo and gilt menuki and fuchikashira with bellflowers and kiku (unmatched); kozuka handle with gilt copper sakura branch and mendicant figure; copper kogai with gilt romping shishi; black lacquer saya showing Benkei under flowering tree rendered in iro-e takamaki-e, losses to saya; lacking kurigata.
Nagasa 43.8 cm; shinogi-zukuri, sakizori, chu-kissaki, sambonsugi-hamon, Bushu shita genju Hiroshige mei. Koshirae: shakudo and gilt menuki and fuchikashira with bellflowers and kiku (unmatched); kozuka handle with gilt copper sakura branch and mendicant figure; copper kogai with gilt romping shishi; black lacquer saya showing Benkei under flowering tree rendered in iro-e takamaki-e, losses to saya; lacking kurigata.
Sold for
US$ 1,440
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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