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42 | MASANAGA: A WAKIZASHI IN KOSHIRAE 43 | A MINO WAKIZASHI IN KOSHIRAE
By Masanaga, signed Fujiwara Masanaga Japan, c. late 16th to 17th century
Japan, mid-Edo period (1615-1868)

The blade:
The blade: NAGASA 44.6 cm, total LENGTH 69.3 cm Shinogi-zukuri and iori mune, the hamon is a finely pronounced NAGASA 39.1 cm, total LENGTH 61 cm
Slender blade, shinogi-zukuri and iori mune, the hamon is suguha gunome with a partial slight tendency towards sugi. The unsigned
to a light notare, kinsuji with nioi. The tang is ubu with one Condition: The blade is in excellent condition with minor blemishes. tang is ubu with one mekugi-ana, the tip is kurijiri, the yasurime Condition: The blade in very good condition with minor wear and
mekugi-ana, the tip is ha-agari-kurijiri, the yasurime is o-sujikai. The The saya with some chips to lacquer and minor wear. is o-sujikai. The Japanese expertise attributes this blade to a imperfections. The saya shows extensive wear.
signature reads Fujiwara MASANAGA. Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection; with certificate in ‘successor’ of Kanemoto. There were very many swordsmiths in the Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection; with certificate in
Japanese from the NBTHK. Mino school with the name Kanemoto, most of them were active in Japanese from the NBTHK.
The mounting: the 16th century.
Smooth, oval-round tsuba with two hitsu and decorative openwork, Estimate EUR 2.500,- Estimate EUR 1.500,-
the motif shows a farmer on a bundle of twigs with a work tool. The Starting price EUR 1.250,- The mounting: Starting price EUR 750,-
black kashira is smooth, the fuchi with takazogan on finest nanakoji Oval-round tsuba with two hitsu and openwork, motifs showing
shows different headpieces with gilding. The menuki show floral lotus leaves. The kashira in silver takazogan with some gilding
compositions with gilding. The saya with roironuri as well as ribbing shows a lively shishi, while the kashira shows a large blossom
with incised lines and five mon emblems painted with gold lacquer utilizing the same technique. Both menuki in black shakudo with
in the form of crossed yabane (arrow feathers) within a circle. some gold also show shishi. The saya with lustrous black lacquer
has an ishime structure.

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