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A SETSU WAKIZASHI A SETSU WAKIZASHI A SHINTO WAKIZASHI
By Kunisuke I, Edo period (17th century) By Kunisuke II, Edo period (17th century) By Yasumitsu, Edo period (17th century)
The broad blade of honzukuri, iorimuni, Honzukuri, chugissaki, torii-zori, ko-itame with Honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki, toriizori,
chugissaki configuration with a toriizori a gunome choji midare tempered edge with ko-itamehada with a gunome midare
curvature and forged in ko-itame in ji-nie, the ashi, yo, saka-ashi, tobiyaki and yakidashi, tempered edge with ko-ashi, yo, chike,
tempered edge gunome midare mixed with the boshi ko-maru, bohi on both sides, ubu inazuma, tobiyaki and yakiotoshi, hakikake
choji with saka-ashi, sunagashi, tobiyaki and tang with two holes and sujikai file marks and boshi, the tang machiokuri with one hole
a vivid nie-guchi, ko-maru boshi, bohi on both signed Kawachi (no) kami Kunisuke, 21 1/4in and kattesagari file marks, illegibly signed []
sides, ubu tang with one hole and sujikai file (53.7cm); wood habaki; in a shirasaya kuni Yasumitsu, one-piece silvered habaki, 21
marks and signed Kawachi (no) kami Fujiwara $4,000 - 5,000 1/16in (53.4cm) long
Kunisuke, 22 3/4in (57.8cm) long, the
motohaba 1 1/4in (3.2cm) wide; one-piece With Hozon Token (Sword Worthy of In 19th-century koshira-e comprising a black-
copper habaki with gilt foil; in shirasaya Preserving) certificate no. 3006393 issued by lacquer “pine-needle” textured saya, a brass
$5,000 - 7,000 the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (The ishime kojiri, the tsuka wrapped in black silk
Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art with button-style menuki of paulownia crests
With Hozon Token (Sword Worthy of Sword), dated 2014.7.9. in gold takazogan, a circular iron sukashi
Preserving) certificate no. 3006392 issued by tsuba pierced with pine, bamboo and plum
the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (The (the “Three Friends of Winter”)
Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art $2,000 - 3,000
Sword), dated 2014.7.9.
Provenance
Tamura family, by repute.
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