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Fine Antique Arms and Militaria from around the world

Wednesday 25 September 2024 e Thursday 26 September 2024, 02:00 PM • Sarzana

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A katana, Edo Period (1603-1867)

Estimate

€ 1.500 - 1.800

Sold

€ 2.375

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Giappone
length 89.8 cm.
Shinogi-Zukuri Yori-Mune blade, Nagasa (length: 62.7 cm). Not visible hamon and hada. Gilded metal habaki with remains of embossed decorations. Some kizu. Nakago-mumei with two Mekugi-ana. Koshirae with iron tsuba decorated with landscape and sea waves in front of a mountain range, traces of gilding, on the opposite side shishi in mounted landscape, also decorated in relief and with traces of gilding; Iron fuchi and kashira with shishi and flowers in relief (small gilded elements); Brass-coloured metal menuki representing horses; tsuka with tsukaito (small missing part on the bottom) of old silk and same of ray skin; old saya lacquered and rust-coloured (missing parts to the finishing and small damaged parts) with gilded decoration of leaves floating on water; Iron kojiri with traces of gilding and Inome pierced in the centre.