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A HandachiSigned Suruga Kuni Fijiwara Kanetoshi, Shinto
25 July 2007, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,800 inc. premium
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Signed Suruga Kuni Fijiwara Kanetoshi, Shinto
Signed Suruga Kuni Fijiwara Kanetoshi, Shinto
The blade with one mekugi-ana, long notare hamon, nashiji hada, fully bound tsuka with shakudo-nanako fuchi and kabuto-gane decorated with butterflies in copper and gold within gilt rims, shakudo, gold and silver menuki each in the form of a kabuto and naginata, and mokko-shaped shakudo-nanako tsuba decorated with Shi-shi and peonies in gilt, in its lightly ribbed black lacquer saya with specks of mother-of-pearl and leaves in black lacquer, the mounts including koi-guchi, kurikata and kojiri decorated en suite with the tsuka, and complete with a silk bag
54 cm. blade
54 cm. blade








