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2363 - A Japanese tanto with fine shakudo mounts, second half of the Edo period
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A Japanese tanto with fine shakudo mounts, second half of the Edo period Hira-zukuri blade. Finely forged, clearly visible Itame Hada, with a Midare Hamon that undulates at regular intervals. Openwork Sō-no-kurikara Horimono (ken with a dragon). Burnished, partially gilded brass Habaki. Nakago with two mekugi ana, mumei. In a wooden shirasaya. Koshirae made of shakudo with gold-plated details on a finely grained background. Tsuka wrapped in high-quality same; figurative menuki made of partially gold-plated and silver-plated shakudo. Black-lacquered saya with a finely crafted depiction of a mirror in gold lacquer. Kotsuka and kogai made of fire-gilded bronze; the blade of the kotsuka is signed. Blade length (K/M) 30 cm, total length 52 cm. Accompanied by Japanese NTBHK papers attributing the blade to the Jumyo School in Mino Province. Condition: I–II
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