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A Fine Shibayama Mounted TantoDETAILS OF NAKAGO UNAVAILABLE
26 November 2014, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,000 inc. premium
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A Fine Shibayama Mounted Tanto
DETAILS OF NAKAGO UNAVAILABLE
DETAILS OF NAKAGO UNAVAILABLE
The hira-zukuri blade with midare hamon and gold inscription, the tsuka and saya decorated with numerous insects, butterflies, moths, ants, a spider, locust, snail and a snake in horn, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, coral and ivory, the tsuka surmounted by a rat in boxwood (slightly chipped), and complete with kodzuka decorated en suite
21.2 cm. blade
21.2 cm. blade








