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                                               A TACHI WITH LACQUER `ICE CRACK´ SAYA
                                               Japan, early Edo period (1603 - 1868) (blade);
                                               late 17  to 18  century (koshirae)
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                                               Blade
                                               Shinogi tsukuri with iori mune, gunome
                                               hamon with nie, itame-masame hada. The
                                               nakago features two mekugi-ana and has an
                                               appealing structure due to aging.  The barely
                                               visible yasurime are partly sujikai and partly kiri.
                                               The nakago jiri is kiri.

                                               Koshirae
                                               Iron sukashi tsuba with wavy border and
                                               openwork, with both hitsu-ana and a motif of
                                               prunus flowers. The fuchiI and tsuka-gashira
                                               engraved with floral designs. The menuki shows
                                               a berry-like fruit with foliage. The saya is finely
                                               crafted lacquer with a dark brown color and a
                                               yellowish pattern with an ‘ice crack’ effect.

                                               Dimensions: 65.7 cm (nagasa), 105.5 cm (total
                                               length)
                                               Condition: The blade shows several blackish
                                               kizu, possibly from forging. The koshirae in
                                               excellent condition with only minor fading to
                                               lacquer
                                               Provenance: Hungarian private collection

                                               EstimateġEUR 1.800,-
                                               Starting price EUR 900,-




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 A WAKIZASHI BY KATSUYOSHI                     A WAKIZASHI
 Japan; c. 17th century (blade); Edo period (1603 – 1868)   Japan, mid-Edo period (1603 - 1868) (blade);
 (koshirae)                                    probably Muromachi period (1336 – 1573) ,
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                                               15 -16  century (koshirae)
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 Blade
 Shinogi tsukuri with iori mune, choji-midare hamon. The   Blade
 nakago is ubu and features an ana, sujikai yasurime and   Shinogi tsukuri with iori mune, der notare
 iriyamagate jiri. Signed on one side Yamamoto Musashi   hamon with nie, itame hada. Nakago with large
 no Kami Minamoto KATSUYOSHI ⊅ ⎱. Hawley lists three   mekugi-ana, mumei, kuri jiri, no yasurime.
 swordsmiths who signed their work in this way, all of
 whom lived in the 17  century. This sword was probably   Koshirae
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 crafted by the swordsmith from Echizen.       The round, iron ko-toshoi tsuba with sukashi
                                               and a hitsu-ana is flat on both sides and shows
 Koshirae                                      an openwork ume blossom (prunus). Shakudo
 Square iron tsuba with rounded corners, a relief border   fuchi-kashira with very fine nanakoji and a floral
 and two hitsu-ana, carved in relief with a large shishi, its   depiction with gilt nunome. One menuki shows
 head on one side and a part of the back portion of its   a male figure with a cow, while the other
 body on the other, below the signature UNZAN 暚 Ⱉ and   shows a sage or immortal. Lacquer saya with
 Kao. Shakudo fuchi and tsuka-gashira with fine nanakoji   fine-grained structure, the upper third with
 and gilt borders as well as metal parts on the saya.   mother-of-pearl as well as a flat, black-lacquer
 The menuki show beetles. The kozuka handle shows a   ribbing.
 blossom, foliage and a shishi. Dark grey lacquer saya with
 a fine-grained structure.                      Dimensions: 37.5 cm (nagasa), 56.3 cm (total
 Dimensions:  49.6 CM (nagasa), 76.5 CM (total length)   length)
 Condition: The blade in very good condition with only   Condition: The blade in good condition, with
 very minor surface wear. The koshirae is in overall good   very minor blemishes and scratches to surface.
 condition.                                    The koshirae in excellent condition, with minor
 Provenance: Hungarian private collection      wear to lacquer. The kozuka is missing.
                                               Provenance: Hungarian private collection
 EstimateġEUR 1.500,-
 Starting price EUR 750,-                      EstimateġEUR 1.500,-
                                               Starting price EUR 750,-






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