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Lot 162
A Seki shinto wakizashi blade By Munetsugu, dated 1829
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,375 inc. premium
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By Munetsugu, dated 1829
Of shinogizukuri form, choji-notare-ha of nie and nioi, indistinct hada either side with dragon horimono in shishiaibori, with broad and narrow hi, the ubu nakago with one mekugi-ana, signed and dated Usaku Munetsugu, Bunsei juninen hachigatsubi; in shirazaya with sayagaki, Usaku Munetsugu, Bunsei juninen hachigatsubi.
The blade 45.5cm (17 7/8in) long.
Of shinogizukuri form, choji-notare-ha of nie and nioi, indistinct hada either side with dragon horimono in shishiaibori, with broad and narrow hi, the ubu nakago with one mekugi-ana, signed and dated Usaku Munetsugu, Bunsei juninen hachigatsubi; in shirazaya with sayagaki, Usaku Munetsugu, Bunsei juninen hachigatsubi.
The blade 45.5cm (17 7/8in) long.
Footnotes
Provenance: Rothschild collection.























