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184 - ° Tanto, Japan: koto blade, 16th century; koshirae, Edo period (1603–1868)
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€1,500 - 1,800Sale fees
° Tanto, Japan: koto blade, 16th century; koshirae, Edo period (1603–1868) Hira-zukuri blade, suguha hamon, ko-itame hada. Futatsuji-hi and Bo-hi gorges on the omote and ura sides, respectively. Nakago pierced with three mekugi hana, two of which overlap, signed 越前国下坂 - Echizen no kuni Shimosaka. Koshirae consisting of a brown lacquered saya imitating wood, decorated with gold hiramakie patterns of susuki (pampas grass). Matching fittings including a fuchi, kashira, tsuba, kurikata, and kozuka made of shakudo and decorated with iroe takazogan floral designs. The back of the kozuka is finished in gold and shakudo sogitsugi with a chiseled signature, Kifu Jû Naosada - 紀付住 直貞, featuring a kao. The fuchi is signed Tsunenao - 常直 (Ichinomiya school) with a kao; the menuki are decorated with partridges. Nagasa: 29.5 cm Damage and missing sections on the saya. Defects on the blade.
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