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A Dotanuki school shin-shinto katana (long sword) and Denshu Zashi koshira-e (mounting) By Fujiwara Ujisada, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1830 (6) image 1
A Dotanuki school shin-shinto katana (long sword) and Denshu Zashi koshira-e (mounting) By Fujiwara Ujisada, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1830 (6) image 2
A Dotanuki school shin-shinto katana (long sword) and Denshu Zashi koshira-e (mounting) By Fujiwara Ujisada, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1830 (6) image 3
A Dotanuki school shin-shinto katana (long sword) and Denshu Zashi koshira-e (mounting) By Fujiwara Ujisada, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1830 (6) image 4
A Dotanuki school shin-shinto katana (long sword) and Denshu Zashi koshira-e (mounting) By Fujiwara Ujisada, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1830 (6) image 5
A Dotanuki school shin-shinto katana (long sword) and Denshu Zashi koshira-e (mounting) By Fujiwara Ujisada, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1830 (6) image 6
Lot 136

A Dotanuki school shin-shinto katana (long sword) and Denshu Zashi koshira-e (mounting)
By Fujiwara Ujisada, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1830

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16 May 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Dotanuki school shin-shinto katana (long sword) and Denshu Zashi koshira-e (mounting)

By Fujiwara Ujisada, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1830
The blade of shinogi-zukuri form with midari komi boshi, the hamon of saka-choji of nioi and nie with hataraki including ko-ashi, the hada of itame with swirls of mokume on the lower part of the blade, the ubu nakago with kiri-yasuri and one mekugi-ana, signed Higo no ju Fujiwara no Ujisada (Fujiwara no Ujisada, resident of Higo), dated Bunsei ju ni ten hachigatsu (August 1829), in shirazaya; the koshira-e, the saya of aogai makigai (sprinkled abalone shell), the iron mokko tsuba inlaid around the raised rim with gilt kiku-mon; the fuchi of shakudo with gilt kiku-mon, the shakudo and gilt menuki each of a fishermen in a boat; with a silk bag and a brocade bag. The blade: 67.5cm (26 5/8in) long; the koshira-e: 93.7cm (36 7/8in) long. (6).

Footnotes

Accompanied by two NBTHK certificates for the blade, one Tokubetsu Kicho, dated Showa 46 (1971), and one Hozon, dated Heisei 28 (2016).

Saleroom notices

The image of the tang for this lot is wrongly illustrated in the catalogue.

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