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Katana Wakizashi

Dai Sho : Bichu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro / Rakuyo Ju Hironobu (not guarantee)

2017/01/07

Dai Sho :

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Dai : Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae
Signature : Bichu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro (Not guarantee)

The blade was polished.
Habaki : copper double habaki.
Blade length : 60.6cm or 23.85 inches.
Sori : 1.8cm or 0.70 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.6 cm or 1.02 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.02 cm or 0.79 inches.
Kasane : 0.62cm or 0.24 inches.
Era : Early Edo period.
Shape : The blade is small size Katana with regular size width, and thickness.
Jitetsu : Itame had awol grained with jinie attach
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair and togari gunome midair mixed with sunagashi work.

Special feature : The signature is mentioned as Bichu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro
but the signature is questionable. So we don't guarantee the signature.
If remove the signature, the blade will pass NBTHK Hozon paper.

Koshirae :
This Daisyo Koshirae is good condition without kizu and flow.
At Edo period, a samurai with this Daisyo on the waist, went to the castle.
We remind the scene.
Tsuba :On the round shape iron Tsuba, some wild geese are engraved with open work.
Fuchikashira : On the syakudo nanako plate, an old man is enjoying garden's scenery under the Matsu tree.
Saya : black roar saya.
Menuki : aa dragon is engraved with gold color.

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Sho : Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae

Signature : Rakuyo Ju Hironobu (not guarantee)

The blade was polished.
Habaki :copper single habaki with gold color.
Blade length : 44.3 cm or 17.44 inches.
Sori : 1.0cm or 0.39 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.55cm or 1.00 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.89cm or 0.74 inches.
Kasane : 0.58cm or 0.22 inches.
Era :middle Edo period.
Shape : The blade is rather small size which is called Kowakizashi.
Jitetsu : Itame had well grained and mokume had mixed with jinie attach.
Hamon :Niedeki gunome midare and togari gunome midare mixed.

Special feature : Rakuyo Jyu Hironobu was working at Yamashiro province
but the signature is not reliable. The blade looks like Mino Kanetaka.
Of course if the signature removed the blade will pass NBTHK hozon paper.

Koshirae :
This Daisyo Koshirae is good condition without kizu and flow.
At Edo period, a samurai with this Daisyo on the waist, went to the castle.
We remind the scene.
Tsuba :On the round shape iron Tsuba, some wild geese are engraved with open work.
Fuchikashira : On the syakudo nanako plate, an old man is enjoying garden's scenery under the Matsu tree.
Saya : black roar saya.
Menuki : aa dragon is engraved with gold color.
Kozuka:On the syakudo nanako plate, forses are engraved.

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Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 380,000 JPY-


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