Lot 1147 Dα

A wakizashi. 19th century

A wakizashi, blade length 45.5 cm, shinogi zukuri, hamon: gunome-midare, mokume-itame hada. Nakago: suriage, one mekugi-ana, traces of a red lacquer inscription. Silvered copper habaki. Some rubbing and stains.
Koshirae: Shibuichi tsuba, landscape in low relief, signed Chôhan... Suikan shujin ... Tomonobu, kozuka with dragon in clouds on shakudô-nanako, iron blade, fuchi-kashira with shakudô dragon in relief, signed Hirado jû Kunishige, menuki of a tiger in shakudô, shibuichi kojiri with a gilt bird in relief, saya: butterfly and cherry blossom branch in takamakie on reddish brown ground imitating cherry bark, black binding over same. 19th century.