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Rare and Fine Antique Arms & Armour

Friday 31 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A katana signed Soshu Ju Tsuna Hiro, Edo Period (1603-1867)

Estimate

€ 2.000 - 3.000

Sold

€ 6.250

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

length 97.2 cm
Shinogi Zukuri Iorimune blade; Nagasa (length: 70.5 cm); Hada: Nashiji with Ji Nie; Hamon: Gunome Midare Nie Deki Kinsuji Sunagashi; Kissaki: Chu Kissaki; Boshi: Suguha Ko Maru Kaeri Yoru; Habaki of gilded and engraved silver. Nakago Ubu Hiriyama Gata; Yasurime: Sujikai. Mainly on one side areas with holes and seriously damaged on the surface (largely recoverable by appropriate polishing). Important Koshirae with beautiful iron tsuba richly pierced and carved with katana, kabuto, do and other partially gilded parts of the armour. Fuchi-Kashira finely decorated with floral motifs of various metals on a matt granulated background. Rare very long menuki (8.7 cm) representing a bow with partially gilded quivers. Tsuka of considerable length. Remarkable saya with very elegant horizontal band pattern; koiguchi (very small missing part) and black horn kurigata; kojiri of gilded metal decorated with granulate.