A Black-lacquer Koshirae
Edo period (19th century)
The black-lacquer saya fitted with a shakudo sukashi tsuba pierced with a flower design, the tsuka mounted with shakudo ishime-ji fuchi-gashira carved with roof tiles and onigawara in taka-bori, signed Musashi..... the shakudo menuki carved as doves
37¾in. (95.8cm.) long
A Black-lacquer Koshirae
Edo period (19th century)
The black-lacquer saya fitted with a shakudo sukashi tsuba pierced with a flower design, the tsuka mounted with shakudo ishime-ji fuchi-gashira carved with roof tiles and onigawara in taka-bori, signed Musashi..... the shakudo menuki carved as doves
37¾in. (95.8cm.) long
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