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A KATANA KOSHIRA-E
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The ribbed saya lacquered to simulate wood grain and
fitted with a silver kojiri carved with rolling clouds in
takabori, the tsuka wrapped in brown silk over same and
fitted with a shakudo fuchi decorated with plovers over
crashing waves in takabori and iro-e takazogan, and a
plain shakudo kashira, the shakudo menuki formed as
gourds on a vine, the iron Higo plate tsuba pierced with
large namako apertures
36in (91.4cm) long overall
$1,000 - 1,500

PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
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A KOSHIRA-E FOR A YARI
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century
The pole and saya lacquered black, the upper section
of the pole finished in an ishime ground and fitted with
shakudo ishimeji hardware deeply carved with scrolling
vines and decorated with roundels of crossed hawk-
feather family crests in gold takazogan the edges of each
component finished in gilt
82 1/4in (208.9cm) overall
$1,200 - 1,800

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KUNISHIGE (ACTIVE CIRCA 1650)
An Echizen naginata in mounts
347 detail Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1650
Of naginata-zukuri forged in itame hada with a gunome
midare tempered edge in nie, both sides carved with
naginata-hi, the ubu tang with one hole and signed
Echizen no kami Fujiwara Kunitsugu, with a two-piece
silver-foil habaki, 14 1/2in (36.9cm) long
The koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer pole fitted with
silver hardware, the area around the koiguchi decorated
with scrolling vines in gold hiramaki-e, with a shinchu
346 naginata tsuba, the saya black lacquer, 93 3/4in (238cm)
long overall

$3,500 - 4,500

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