The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
Property from a Private Collector in Los Angeles
A wakizashi | Signed Heian-jo Fujiwara Nobuyoshi | Edo period, 17th century
Lot Closed
November 2, 02:54 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collector in Los Angeles
A wakizashi
Signed Heian-jo Fujiwara Nobuyoshi
Edo period, 17th century
Sugata [configuration]: Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, tori-zori, chu-kissakiKitae [forging pattern]: Ko-mokume hada
Hamon [tempering pattern]: Ko-midare in ko-nie, yakidashi at the machi
Boshi [tip]: Suguha boshi with chu-kaeri
Nakago [tang]: One mekugi-ana, kurijiri, katte sagaru yasurime, signed Heian-jo Fujiwara Nobuyoshi
Habaki [collar]: Silver and copper, double clad
Koshirae [mount]: The black lacquer koshirae decorated with sprinkled aogai, gilt fittings, the tsuba chased and engraved with waves, the menuki of a dragon, the fuchi-kashira and kojiri with crashing waves
Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 55.9 cm., 22 in.
Saki-haba [width at the yokote]: 2 cm., ⅞ in.
Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 3 cm., 1¼ in.
Accompanied by a certificate of registration as a Tokubetsu Hozon Token [Sword Especially Worthy of Preservation], no. 1013322 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword], dated Reiwa 2 (2020).