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A RYOKAI WAKIZASHI IN MOUNTS KANEKUNI (ACTIVE 1661-1673)
Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century A Yamato katana in mounts
Honzukuri, iorimune, toriizori, chu-gissaki forged in ko-itame Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century
hadawith a suguha tempered edge with sunagashi and a ko- Honzukuri, iroimune, chu-gissaki, toriizori forged in flowing itame-
maru boshi, the machi-okuri tang with three holes and indistinct hada with a gunome midare tempered edge mixed with choji
file marks, obscurely signed Ryokai Kunisane saku, 21 3/4in midarein nie and a ko-maru boshi, the ubu tang with two holes and
(54.2cm) long; the 19th-century koshirae comprising a black- indistinct file marks, signed Etchu no kami Kanekuni, 27in (68.6cm)
lacquer saya fitted with a shakudo-nanako kozuka decorated with In a koshirae comprising a modern nashiji-lacquer saya and
a shishi and butterflies in gold and silver takazogan, the tsuka fitted a tsukamounted with shakudo migakiji fuchi-gashira and shakudo
with iron fuchi-gashiradecorated with a landscape, and gilt menukiformed as stylized dragons and with a circular russet-
and shakudo menuki formed as roosters and hens, the circular iron tsuchimeji tsuba
iron tsuba decorated with flowers in gold nunomezogan
$1,200 - 1,800
$1,200 - 1,800
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