A mounted shinto wakizashi
Edo Period
The blade of shinogi zukuri form, medium sugu-ha of nie with kinsugi, itame-hada; the suriage nakago with one mekugi-ana, unsigned; koshirae: the saya of roiro-nuri with a dragon and clouds in gold and coloured hiramakie; Mino-Goto shakudo nanako tsuba with gilt dragons in relief, inscribed Mitsuharu; shakudo fuchi-gashira with dragons in relief; shakudo and gilt kozuka with zodiac animals in relief.
The blade 42cm (16in) long.
The blade of shinogi zukuri form, medium sugu-ha of nie with kinsugi, itame-hada; the suriage nakago with one mekugi-ana, unsigned; koshirae: the saya of roiro-nuri with a dragon and clouds in gold and coloured hiramakie; Mino-Goto shakudo nanako tsuba with gilt dragons in relief, inscribed Mitsuharu; shakudo fuchi-gashira with dragons in relief; shakudo and gilt kozuka with zodiac animals in relief.
The blade 42cm (16in) long.
Sold for
£2,400
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 脇差 無銘 附 雲龍図蒔絵蝋色塗鞘脇差拵 江戸時代
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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