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BUNGO NAGAHIDE (TAKAHASHI TAIHEI, CHIGUSA ARIKOTO (1796-1854)
DIED 1881) A tanto in mounts
A long katana Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1862 Hirazukuri, iorimune forged in itame hada and
The broad katana of honzukuri, iorimune, with a gunome midare tempered edge, the
chu-gissaki configuration with a shallow ubu tang with one hole and kiri file marks,
toriizori, forged in ko-itame hada with a the blade carved with a lengthy poem and
narrow suguha/ ko-midare tempered edge signed Shosanmi Arikoto marabini tsukru,
and a ko-maru boshi, the ubu tang with two with a one-piece gilt-copper habaki, 11in
holes, kessho file marks and signed Bungo (28cm) long
no kuni Nagahide, dated Bunkyu ninen In a 19th century koshirae comprising a saya
mizunoe inu jugatsu kichijitsu (An auspicious lacquered nashiji and aogai with matching
day in the 10th month of 1862) and inscribed silver fittings carved with butterflies in clouds,
[]Miura [][][], with a one-piece copper habaki, the kozuka with crashing waves in relief,
33 1/16in (84.1cm) long the dots of foam gold takazogan, the tsuka
The koshirae comprising a black-lacquer wrapped in leather and applied with a silver
saya decorated with inlaid metal filings band with butterflies in sunken and low relief
and fitted with copper and silvered copper and matching silver fuchi-gashira, the tanto
hardware, the tsuka wrapped in blue cotton tsuba finished in an ishime pattern and fitted
and fitted with dragon menuki highlighted with a lobed rim
with gilt eyes and shakudo nanako fuchi
gashira decorated with family crests in gold US$1,800 - 2,500
hirazogan, the iron tsuchimeji mokko tsuba
decorated with vines in gold nunome-zogan
With certificate no. 5504747 issued by the
Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society
for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords),
dated April 4, 1980
2264 US$3,000 - 5,000

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