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The Property of an English Collector
A carved red lacquer presentation koshirae [mount] | The blade Muromachi period, 15th century | The koshirae [mount] Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
Lot Closed
May 10, 03:18 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of an English Collector
A carved red lacquer presentation koshirae [mount]
The blade Muromachi period, 15th century
The koshirae [mount] Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
Sugata [configuration]: Shinogi-zukuri with koshi-zori
Kitae [forging pattern]: Details obscured by rubbing
Hamon [tempering pattern]: Broad suguha with some notare, details obscured by rubbing
Boshi [tip]: Details obscured by rubbing
Nakago [tang]: Iriyamagata, mumei, one mekugi-ana
Habaki [collar]: Gold, single clad
Koshirae [mount]: The red lacquer saya [scabbard] in the form of a dragon with the end of the tsuka [hilt] carved in low and high relief as a large dragon head, inset glass eyes all metal fittings covered in red
lacquer, iron sukashi tsuba [pierced sword guard] with kiri [paulownia], 104.2 cm., 41 in. long
Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 77 cm., 30⅜ in.
Sori [curvature]: 2.3 cm., 1 in.
Saki-haba [width at the yokote]: 1.8 cm., ¾ in.
Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 3 cm., 1¼ in.
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