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Two katanas with koshirae, Japan, mid-Edo period for the kos…
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183
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Two katanas with koshirae, Japan, mid-Edo period for the kos…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
Two katanas with koshirae, Japan, mid-Edo period for the koshirae
- Katana with a Shinto-style blade, sugata shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, tori-zori, chu-kissaki, jihada difficult to read, gunome hamon, ubu nakago, with two mekugi ana. Nagasa: 70.3 cm. Signed Bishu Osafune junin Yokoyama Kozuke Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada – 横山上野大掾藤原祐定 備州長船住人 – Kozuke Daijo Sukesada (c. 1633–1721). Koshirae comprising a black lacquered saya, an iron tsuba inlaid with iroe taka zogan depicting a partridge in the grass, a fuchi kashira in shakudo nanako decorated with a horseman, figures and a pine tree, and menuki in shakudo and gilded copper decorated with dragons. Broken tip, chipped cutting edge, traces of oxidation. - Katana with a koto-style blade, sugata shinogi-zukuri, iori mune, tori-zori, ko kissaki, jihada difficult to make out, gunome hamon, ubu nakago with two mekugi ana, signed Akikuni - 顕国. Nagasa: 66 cm. Koshirae comprising a saya that is half black lacquered and the other half inlaid with bone discs on a black background, an openwork iron tsuba inlaid with nunome zogan, decorated with the legend of Rosei’s dream; a shakudo nanako fuchi kashira decorated with sparrows amongst bamboo; and shakudo and gilded copper menuki decorated with seated figures. Broken tip, significant signs of oxidation; the kurikata is missing.
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Lot description modified on 10/20/2026 at 9:52 AM
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