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A TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI
(SHORT SWORDS)
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
The first with shinogi-zukuri blade, gunome ha
of nioi with profuse nie and distinct sunagashi,
indistinct itame hada, the ubu nakago with
katte-sagari yasuri and one mekugi-ana,
unsigned; the saya of black ishime lacquer
with large diagonal kojiri, iron tsuba with a
relief design of pine trees, signed Yamashiro
no kuni no ju, Umetada Yoshimitsu, kozuka of
shakudo with a dragon in relief, the kogatana
inscribed Nagamune, the Mino fuchigashira
with a bird and plum blossom in gilt-metal
relief, gilt-metal menuki of running shishi;
the second with a shinogi-zukuri blade with
medium suguba of nioi and nie with some
sunagashi, tight mokume hada, the ubu
nakago with o-sujikai yasuri, inscribed Washu
no kami Kunisada; the saya of shuroke-nuri,
with a Nanban iron tsuba, iron kozuka and
fuchigashira with dragon designs; with a silk
bag and a brocade bag.
The first blade: 51.4cm (20¼in) long,
the first total length: 70.1cm (27 5/8in) long;
the second blade: 37.5cm (14¾in) long,
the second total length: 60.6cm (23 7/8in). (5).

£2,000 - 2,500
JPY290,000 - 360,000
US$2,600 - 3,300

The first with NBTHK Tokubetsu kicho paper
for the blade, dated Showa 55 (1980), and
Hozon paper for the koshira-e, also dated
Showa 55.

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