An attractively-mounted koto tanto blade, mounts 19th centuy

Estimate

4,000 - 5,000 GBP

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Description

blade of straight hira-zukuri with a variety of hi, shallow notare hamon of ko-nie, ko-maru boshi, itame-hada, ubu-nakago mei ...kuni, Oei 20th year (1413), 8th month, 28.7cm., 11 1/4 in.; aogai-nashi saya with kirimon and wind-blown kiku in takamakie; the silver mounts similarly decorated in relief on a ground of breaking waves