The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour

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The Property from an English Collection Formed from the 1960s Onwards

A Shinshinto katana | Edo period, 18th - 19th century

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November 2, 03:09 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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The Property from an English Collection Formed from the 1960s Onwards

 A Shinshinto katana 

Edo period, 18th - 19th century 


Sugata [configuration]: Shinogi-zukuri with o-kissaki, tori-zori

Kitae [forging pattern]: Konuka hada

Hamon [tempering pattern]: Gunome hamon in ko-nie

Boshi [tip]: Ichi-mai

Nakago [tang]: Ubu, mumei

Habaki [collar]: Copper and shakudo

Koshirae [mount]: The saya plain black lacquer, mokko-gata iron tsuba, gilt and nanako ground fuchi, the menuki of peony in silver and gilt copper alloy on a shakudo nanako ground, 99 cm., 39 in. long 

Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 70.5 cm, 27¾ in.

Saki-haba [width at the yokote]: 2.1 cm., ⅞ in.

Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 3 cm., 1⅛ in.

Sori [maximum curvature along the mune]: 2.5 cm., 1 in.

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