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13. SHINSHINTŌ KATANA AND ITS FITTINGS
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13. SHINSHINTŌ KATANA AND ITS FITTINGS
See original version (French)
Estimate €9,000 - €12,000
Voluntary lot
Description
13. SHINSHINTŌ KATANA AND ITS FITTINGS
By Keishinsai Naomasa 慶心斎直正, mid-19th century
The blade:
Sugata: shinogi-zukuri, koshi-zori, chū-kissaki;
Hamon: chōji-midare mixed with ko-gunome, with tobiyaki;
Bōshi: midare-komi;
Nakago with one mekugi-ana, mumei (unsigned), higaki yasurime.
Silver habaki.
The koshira-e:
the tsuka wrapped in same and bound with dark-red braid, fitted with a shakudō fuchi-kashira inlaid in gold depicting a kirin amidst waves, the fuchi signed Takayama 高山 and kakihan; kin takazōgan shishi menuki;
the iron maru-gata tsuba decorated with shishi and peonies amongst rocks, inlaid with gilt copper and silver, the mimi covered in shakudō, and the kozuka-hitsu-ana plugged with shakudō;
the black-lacquered saya fitted with dark horn kojiri and koiguchi.
Accompanied by a Hozon Tōken (Sword Worthy of Preservation) certificate, no. 3011298, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai (NBTHK, Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated 4 February 2016 (Heisei 28).
Total length 97 cm (38 1/8 in.); blade length (nagasa) 67 cm (26 3/8 in.); tsuba 7.5 cm (2 7/8 in.) (2).
To be sold without reserve
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About the sale
Asian Decorative Art, including Japanese Weapons and Armour, from a European Collection
Auction location
Auction time
10/23/2026 at 12:00 PM
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