Page 60 - Fine Japanese Art November 29, 2019 Galerie Zacke

The mounting:
The tsuba of mokkogata form with two hitsu, the depiction shows
a Chinese sage in high relief admiring the gorgeous flowers on a
porch. Partly gilt, the background pattern with nanakoji. Fuchi-
40 | NORIMITSU: A WAKIZASHI kashira with finest nanakoji, the floral decorations in gold zogan.
WITH HORIMONO IN KOSHIRAE The kozuka handle shows party gilt clams on nanakoji, the blade is
missing. The black-lacquered saya with densely speckled particles
By Norimitsu, signed Washu ju Norimitsu saku of mother-of-pearl.
Japan, late Edo period (1615-1868)
NAGASA 51.7 cm, total LENGTH 73.7 cm
The blade: Condition: The blade is in good condition with minor surface wear 41 | KANESHIGE: A WAKIZASHI The mounting:
Shinogi-zukuri and iori mune, with decorative horimono on both and corrosion below the dragon, as visible in the catalog illustration. IN KOSHIRAE Smooth oval-round tsuba with two hitsu, signed and with a gold
sides. The hamon is wide and mostly suguha with some notare. The saya is in excellent condition with extremely minor wear. inlaid seal. The kashira is also smooth, the fuchi with takazogan over
The horimono show a long-scaled dragon chasing a flaming pearl Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection. By Kaneshige, signed Kumamoto ju Fujiwara Kaneshige nanakoji and gilt showing motifs of different blossoms. One of the
as a main motif, the rear side shows dragon claws amid clouds. The Japan, mid-Edo period (1615-1868) menuki shows a gilt blossom, the other depicts geese. The lustrous
tang is ubu with one mekugi-ana. The signature reads Washu ju Estimate EUR 2.000,- black-lacquered saya with a speckled brownish pattern.
NORIMITSU saku. Starting price EUR 1.000,-
The blade: NAGASA 54 cm, total LENGTH 86 cm
Shinogi-zukuri and iori mune, the hamon is suguha with light
notare. The kissaki is moderately large. The tang is ubu with one Condition: The blade is in very good condition with minor surface
mekugi-ana, the tip is kirijiri. The signature reads Kumamoto ju wear and imperfections. The saya shows crackling, losses and
Fujiwara KANESHIGE. Kumamoto is the capital of Higo province in minor touch-ups.
Kyushu. Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection.

Estimate EUR 2.500,-
Starting price EUR 1.250,-

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