A KATANA
Lot 399

A KATANA

EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

Closed9 November 2011

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GBP 1,625

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A KATANA
Edo Period (17th century)
The blade of deep curve with shallow yakidashi and large gunome choji hamon, with two sword cut marks on the mune, double gilt copper habaki, koshirae with stippled black lacquer saya, tsuka with horn kashira, shibuichi fuchi carved with sea waves, kawari-gata iron tsuba of deeply patinated hammered ground with inlaid silver crescent moon, both hitsuana plugged with lead, length 70.3cm.