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Lot 15
A TantoUnsigned, Shin-Shinto
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge£900 - £1,200
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Unsigned, Shin-Shinto
Unsigned, Shin-Shinto
The hira-zukuri blade with one mekugi-ana, midare hamon of nie with eyes, leather wrapped tsuka with iron fuchi-kashira decorated with leaves and tendrils in gold and silver, copper menuki in the form of playful puppies, and oval iron tsuba decorated en suite with the tsuka, in its black ishime lacquered saya with large iron kojiri chiselled with a dragon and clouds, saya kanemono of a shakudo dragon, and complete with iron kodzuka chiselled with a dragon and clouds with soft-metal details
27.8 cm. blade
27.8 cm. blade








