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Lot 29

A Handachi
Unsigned, Koto

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £11,250 inc. premium

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A Handachi
Unsigned, Koto

The blade chiselled with a horimono of a dragon on the omote and a ken and bonji on the ura, three mekugi-ana, midare hamon about half full temper with a line of tobiyaki in nie, fully bound tsuka with fuchi and kabuto-gané of iron decorated with a geometric pattern in gold, gilt dragon menuki, and iron aoi-shaped tsuba pierced with a water-wheel and decorated with sheaves of wheat and flowers in gold and silver, in its textured brown and black lacquered saya with aogai highlights including rain dragons and leaves in black and gold lacquer, and with iron mounts en suite with the tsuka
67.3 cm. blade

Footnotes

Accompanied by a NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon certificate dated 1986 attributing the blade to the Fujiwara Takada School of Bungo province

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