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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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