- 1078
a koto mino wakizashi by kanekage,16th century, mounts 19th century
Estimate
3,500 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
blade of hira-zukuri with bo-hi either side, choji-gunome-midare hamon of nioi, kaeri-fukai boshi, mokume-masame-hada, ubu-nakago with two mekugi-ana, mei Kanekage, 30.2cm., 11 7/8 in.; in shirasaya; together with a koshirae comprising ribbed black lacquer saya; iron tsuba; silvered fuchi-kashira and kojiri with breaking waves; Goto school kozuka with a man on a boat; menuki showing Hotei
Literature
An N.B.T.H.K. tokubetsu kicho certificate, issued 1959, accompanies the blade and an N.B.T.H.K. tokubetsu kicho tosogu certificate, issued 1959, accompanies the mounts