A MUMEI SAMURAI SWORD OF WAKIZASHI TYPE
Japan, the blade dating to the early Shinto period, i.e. 17th century, while the koshirae is dated to the Edo period and more precisely to the late 18th...

A MUMEI SAMURAI SWORD OF WAKIZASHI TYPE
Japan, the blade dating to the early Shinto period, i.e. 17th century, while the koshirae is dated to the Edo period and more precisely to the late 18th century to the earliest 19th century

Description of the blade:

- Nagasa (length of the blade from the munemachi to the tip of the kissaki): 51 cm
- Moto haba (width of the blade at the habachi): 3 cm
- Saki haba (width of the blade at the yokote): 2 cm
- Moto kasane (thickness of the blade at the munemachi): 0,5 cm
- Saki kasane (thickness of the blade at the yokote): 0,3 cm
- Kissaki nagasa (length of the kissaki from the yokote to the tip): 3 cm
- Boshi yakitsume with hahakike (brushed aspect of the boshi)
- Architecture of the blade shinogi zukuri
- Mune iori mune (the back of the blade made of equal tails)
- Hamon gonome reversed with tobiyaki
- Ji hada (blade grain) mokume hada (looking like a wood board)
- Kissaki chu gissaki nobi gokoro
- Nakago funagata (shaped as boat hull) with nakakojiri of kiri type, suriagenakago three menuki ana

 

Description of the mount (koshirae):

The koshirae is of soroimono type (all the pieces are en suite) with a ryu pattern and in the style of nishigaki, with descending waves. The fuchi kashira, menuki, kuchi gane, kogai and kozuka, kojiri and soritsuno are made of silver. The tsuba is made of silvered copper with a ryu pattern and with a hitsu and a kogai hitsu. It is signed in cursive script, i.e. shosho. The saya is lacquered togidashi hyomon. The tsuka is made up of precious wood / shitan. The menuki are of hanashi menuki type (with no braid). The habaki is of niju habaki type (double).

Provenance: A curated selection of Samurai Art & Beyond from the Collection of a French Scholar assembled over years of thorough studies.

 

+Important notice to the buyer: Please note that this lot is not in our premises and is currently located in France and is to be sold on designation. The successful bidder will then haver to arrange the shipping from the French location.

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