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A KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) FOR A WAKIZASHI
(SHORT SWORD)
Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid-19th century
The saya (scabbard) of plain roiro lacquer; the shakudo
nanako tsuba inlaid within the gilt-metal rim with an archer
in a thunderstorm, a bird flying away on the reverse;
the fuchigashira of shakudo nanako similarly inlaid with
domestic scenes; the kozuka with a chequered design in
gold and shakudo overlaid with a gold running kirin; the
gold menuki in the form of chrysanthemums and foliage,
all unsigned; with a brocade bag.
74cm (29 1/8in) long. (2).

£2,500 - 3,000
JPY360,000 - 440,000
US$3,300 - 3,900
129 *

A KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) FOR A WAKIZASHI
(SHORT SWORD)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
The saya (scabbard) of black lacquer, the tsuka (hilt)
covered in rayskin with standard silk tsukamaki wrapping
in lozenge pattern, the kashira black lacquer, the fuchi of
gold, chiselled with a partial view of the Shishinden palace
building and the Ukon no tachibana mandarin-orange tree
with a dancer’s cap, signed Sasaki Sadakata with a kao,
the gilt menuki in the form of shishi, the tsuba of shakudo
nanako chiselled in shakudo and gilt with peonies, signed
Shokasai Mitsuhiro, the shakudo nanako and gilt kozuka
with a goose and boat; wood tsukuri blade; silk cord;
with a brocade bag.
63.3cm (24 7/8in) long. (2).

£2,500 - 3,000
JPY360,000 - 440,000
US$3,300 - 3,900

130 *
A KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) FOR A DAISHO
(SET OF LONG AND SHORT SWORD)
Edo period (1615-1868), mid-19th century
Each with saya (scabbard) of black lacquer with an all-over
marbled pattern in silver togidashi maki-e, the scabbard
fittings all of black lacquer, the tsuka (hilt) covered in black-
lacquered rayskin with silk tsukamaki wrapping in lozenge
pattern, the gilt menuki each in the form of a tennin
(Buddhist angel), the fuchigashira of shakudo nanako and
gilt chiselled with aoi-mon (hollyhock crests), the tsuba of
polished shakudo, the rim and the plugs to the ryohitsu
holes with nekogaki (‘cat-scratch’) texturing; the wakizashi
(short sword) with a kozuka of shakudo with a large
nanako texture and a kogai with the same materials and
decoration as the fuchigashira; wood tsukuri blades; silk
cords; with cotton bags. Katana mounts: 90cm (35½in)
long, wakizashi mounts: 70cm (27½in) long. (4).

£4,000 - 6,000 129 130
JPY580,000 - 870,000
US$5,200 - 7,800

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