Ending 21st Apr, 2024 14:00

Olympia Timed Spring 2024

 
  Lot 4
 

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A JAPANESE KATANA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow torii-zori (even curve), medium kissaki (tip of blade); kitae (forging pattern) details obscured by rubbing; hamon (tempering pattern) broad suguha, silvered habaki (collar) with half chrysanthemum rising over waves; nakago (tang) one mekugi-ana (peg hole), mumei (unsigned) but decorated with a half chrysanthemum over waves

Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) dark red lacquer with kurikata; tsuka (handle) wooden wrapped in brown leather over dark samegawa (ray skin), tsuba (hand guard) pierced iron, small replacement menuki (hilt grip)

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Sold for £1,400


 

Sugata (configuration): shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridgeline) with shallow torii-zori (even curve), medium kissaki (tip of blade); kitae (forging pattern) details obscured by rubbing; hamon (tempering pattern) broad suguha, silvered habaki (collar) with half chrysanthemum rising over waves; nakago (tang) one mekugi-ana (peg hole), mumei (unsigned) but decorated with a half chrysanthemum over waves

Koshirae (mounting): saya (scabbard) dark red lacquer with kurikata; tsuka (handle) wooden wrapped in brown leather over dark samegawa (ray skin), tsuba (hand guard) pierced iron, small replacement menuki (hilt grip)

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Auction: Olympia Timed Spring 2024, ending 21st Apr, 2024

 

Including:

Antique Arms & Armour

Asian Works of Art

Fine Art Books, Including Books from Three Specialist Libraries of Indian and South-East Asian Art Reference Books

Works by Nadira Azzouz (Iraqi 1927-2020)

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