Lot 2363
A Japanese Tanto with fine shakudo mounts, 2nd half of the Edo period
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1366 Lots
Description
Hira zukuri blade. Finely forged, well-visible itame hada, regularly spaced midare hamon. Openwork Sō-no-kurikara horimono (ken with dragon). Blued, partially gilt brass habaki. Nakago with two mekugi-ana, mumei. In wooden shirasaya. Shakudo koshirae with gilt details on a fine nanako ground. Tsuka covered in high-quality same, figural menuki in partially gilt and silver-plated shakudo. Black-lacquered saya with a fine depiction of a mirror in gold lacquer. Kotsuka and kogai in fire-gilt bronze, the kotsuka blade signed. Blade length K/M 30 cm, overall length 52 cm. Together with Japanese NTBHK papers attributing the blade to the Jumyo school in Mino Province.355178
Condition: I - II Questions about the lot?