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Lot 314 Dα

A katana in shirasaya. 19th century

Auction 1235 - overview Cologne
08.12.2023, 11:30 - India/Southeast Asia, Tibet/Nepal, China, Korea and Japan
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €

A katana in shirasaya. 19th century

Length of the blade 70.2 cm, shinogi zukuri, boshi: kaen, very dense mokume-itame hada. Nakago: ubu, one mekugi-ana, shakudō-plated habaki. Very good polish. Shirasaya and lined silk bag.
Koshirae: round iron tsuba, inlaid with with dragon roundels and a seal, fuchi of shakudō nanako with gilded katabami-mon, kashira lacquered black, menuki: gilt-copper dragon, black binding over same. Saya: black roiro lacquer. Brocade bag. (2)

Certificate

The blade with a certificate of the NBTHK, dated Heisei 16 (2003) with attribution to Shinshintō Jumyō (1800 to 1870).

Provenance

From an estate, Rhineland Palatinate
, acquired from Karl Heinz Peuker, Bad Neuenahr, 26.5.2006 (invoice available)