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Lot 177*
A tanto blade mounted as an aikuchi By Kanemoto, 17th century
7 November 2013, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £2,500
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By Kanemoto, 17th century
The blade of hirazukuri form, sanbon-sugi-ba of nioi and nie, mokume-hada, the ubu nakago signed Kanemoto; koshirae: the saya of roiro-nuri; Goto-style kozuka of shakudo nanako with a courtier holding a meat cleaver, part of a poem above; the shakudo and gilt-metal menuki in the form of a brush and ink cake; with fabric bag. The blade 28.2cm (11 1/8in). (2).
The blade of hirazukuri form, sanbon-sugi-ba of nioi and nie, mokume-hada, the ubu nakago signed Kanemoto; koshirae: the saya of roiro-nuri; Goto-style kozuka of shakudo nanako with a courtier holding a meat cleaver, part of a poem above; the shakudo and gilt-metal menuki in the form of a brush and ink cake; with fabric bag. The blade 28.2cm (11 1/8in). (2).
























