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two different types of knives on a white surfacetwo knives hanging on a wall next to each other on a walla close up of a knife on a tablea close up of a wooden bat with a butterfly on ita small wooden case with a butterfly on ittwo knives that are on the wall next to each othertwo knives are hanging on a wall next to each othera knife that is laying on a tablea wooden stick with a dragonfly on ita close up of a wooden object with shells on it
Hôtel des ventes de Toulon-Côte d'Azur

Estimate €600 - €800
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Description
Shinto tanto JAPAN – Edo period (1603–1868) Not disassembled. Blade (sugata): hira-zukuri, iori-mune Temper (hamon): suguha Length (nagasa): cm Kizu Mountings (koshira-e) Fuchi: iron inlaid with taka zogan of gilded copper depicting chrysanthemums. Kashira: kiku-shaped, made of iron inlaid with nunome zogan featuring geometric motifs Kozuka: made of suaka, inlaid with taka zogan of shibuichi depicting clematis. Signed Shosei. Tsuka: black lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting a cicada and a dung beetle Tsuba: maru-gata, made of iron, openwork with maru-bori leaf motifs. Scabbard (saya) made of wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting various insects: butterflies, wasps and dragonflies Expert: Cabinet PORTIER
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About the sale Jewellery, Coins, Silverware, Antique and Modern Paintings, Works of Art, Sculpture, Furniture
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
Ref. : 20238 - 3
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