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A HIZEN SHINTO KATANA BLADE
By Omi no Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro, Edo period (1615-1868),
mid-17th century
Of shinogi-zukuri form, medium suguba of nioi with slight nie,
itame-hada, the ubu nakago with kiri yasuri and two mekugi-ana,
signed Omi no Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro, in a shirazaya; with a silk bag.
The blade 61cm (24in) long. (3).

£2,500 - 3,000
JPY340,000 - 410,000
US$3,100 - 3,700

Accompanied by a Kanteisho certificate by Dr Kazuo Tokuno,
attributing the blade to Fujiwara Tadahiro.

117
A SHIN-SHINTO KATANA BLADE
By Hosokawa Masayoshi, Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1846
Of shinogi-zukuri, koshi-zori form, with ikubi-gissaki, juka-choji-ha
of nioi with profuse nie and choji-ashi, the ubu kuri-jiri nakago with
o-sujikai yasurime and two mekugi-ana, signed Sakuyo Bakkashi
Hosokawa Masayoshi, dated Koka san hinoe-uma doshi chushun
(Second month of 1846), in a shirazaya; with a storage bag.
The blade 80cm (31½in) long. (2).

£6,000 - 8,000
JPY830,000 - 1,100,000
US$7,400 - 9,900

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