JAPANESE SWORD, WAKIZASHI, WITH MOUNTING, KOSHIRA-E
LATE EDO PERIOD, CA. 1800
£353
Auction: 13 March 2024 from 10:00 GMT
Description
江戶 脇差 帶鞘拵
single-edged curved blade, the wooden hilt with white ray-skin grip, bound with tape with a menuki bound on each side, with kozuka with signed grip and flower head inlay, the copper tsuba with punch mark design and white metal raised bird, in a plain black lacquer scabbard
Dimensions
68.8cm long including mounting
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Argyll