A Tanto
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A Tanto
Attributed To Fujishima Tomoshige, Koto
The hira-zukuri blade with one mekugi-ana, suguha hamon, itame hada, fully bound tsuka with gilt fuchi decorated with foliage, horn kashira, gilt Shi-shi menuki, and iron tsuba decorated with a dragonfly and grasses in soft-metals, in its red and black flecked lacquer saya decorated with character mon in aogai, complete with sentoku kodzuka decorated with gilt aoi mon
23.3 cm. blade
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,100
€1,800 - 2,300

Footnotes

  • Attributed to Fujishima Tomoshige in a paper dated 2002

Category: Arms and Armour

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