‡A FINELY MOUNTED SHINSHINTO WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri , iori-mune and o-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Ko-mokume-hada; Hamon (tempering pattern): O-gunome-midare in ko-nie; Boshi (tip): Ko-maru with kaeri; Nakago (tang): Suriage and mumei with yoko-yasurime; Habaki: Gold on copper base; Koshirae (mounting): With a black lacquered saya with a wood grain design and cow-horn kurikata. The tsuka of light tan ito over white samé. The shakudo fuchi-kashira with curling waves and gold highlights. An iron mokko-gata tsuba with gold floral highlights and a shakudo-nanako kodzuka with gold Hikimono-mon
‡A FINELY MOUNTED SHINSHINTO WAKIZASHI Sugata (configuration): Shinogi-zukuri , iori-mune and o-kissaki; Kitae (forging pattern): Ko-mokume-hada; Hamon (tempering pattern): O-gunome-midare in ko-nie; Boshi (tip): Ko-maru with kaeri; Nakago (tang): Suriage and mumei with yoko-yasurime; Habaki: Gold on copper base; Koshirae (mounting): With a black lacquered saya with a wood grain design and cow-horn kurikata. The tsuka of light tan ito over white samé. The shakudo fuchi-kashira with curling waves and gold highlights. An iron mokko-gata tsuba with gold floral highlights and a shakudo-nanako kodzuka with gold Hikimono-mon
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 4th Dec, 2019