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A TantoSigned Gassan Sadakatsu kin saku, dated a lucky day in October 1929 and with an inscription stating that the blade was made to commemorate the birth of the Princess
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,000 inc. premium
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Signed Gassan Sadakatsu kin saku, dated a lucky day in October 1929 and with an inscription stating that the blade was made to commemorate the birth of the Princess
Signed Gassan Sadakatsu kin saku, dated a lucky day in October 1929 and with an inscription stating that the blade was made to commemorate the birth of the Princess
The hira-zukuri blade with one mekugi-ana, gunome-midare hamon, mokume hada, in shira-saya
22.7 cm. blade
22.7 cm. blade
Footnotes
The inscription refers to Princess Kazuko Taka-no-miya born on 30 September 1929. She was the elder sister of Akihito and died in 1989








