The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

The Property of a European Collector

A tanto | Edo period, 17th century

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May 10, 02:18 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

The Property of a European Collector

A tanto

Edo period, 17^th century

Sugata [configuration]: hira zukuri

Kitae [forging pattern]: itame hada

Hamon [tempering pattern]: broad notare with rich nioi

Boshi [tip]: yakitsume

Nakago [tang]: ubu, one mekugi-ana

Habaki [collar]: oxidised silver, single clad

In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]

Koshirae [mount]: the fine silver mount with elegant fittings, including finely detailed menuki of chrysanthemums, the kojiri modeled as mushrooms in shunga style, with an openwork panel inset with lacquered wood panels

Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 8.5 cm., 3⅜ in.

Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 2.1 cm., ¾ in.

Accompanied by a certificate of registration as Hozon Tosogu [Sword Mount Worthy of Preserving], no. 4017285 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword], dated Reiwa 2 (2020).

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Two wood sculptures of Jikokuten and Zochoten, Heian period, 10th – 11th century | 木造二天王立像（持国天・増長天）平安時代中期　10～11世紀

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Estimate: 100,000 - 150,000 HKD

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A tanto | Edo period, 17th century

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