A wakizashi in koshirae, mei: Hojoji Sadahiro dating: Edo Period (1603-1867) pro…
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A wakizashi in koshirae, mei: Hojoji Sadahiro

dating: Edo Period (1603-1867) provenance: Giappone, Shinogi-zukuri blade, Iori-mune. Nagasa: 39,2 cm. Visible Hamon e Hada. Nakago mei: Hojoji Sadahiro. In koshirae with silver-inlaid habaki. Iron maru-gata Tsuba pierced with cherry blossom. Fuchi and Kashira worked en suite with silver-plated bamboo canes on a granulated background. (Lacquered) leather Tsuka-ito, ray-skin Same. Menuki depicting respectively a silver crescent moon and three dots connected by lines (a constellation?). Saya of later manufacture with green-gold mottled black lacquer covering. Shinto era blade. Late Edo Koshirae.

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A wakizashi in koshirae, mei: Hojoji Sadahiro

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