JAPANESE COMPANION SWORD, WAKIZASHI, WITH MOUNTING, KOSHIRA-E
Estimate: £400 - £600
Auction: 12 March 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
寬永九年 石田小枝款 脇差刀 帶鞘拵 锷銘「春明法眼」
blade with hammon, nakago (tang) with one hole, dated to the ninth year of Kan'ei era, corresponding to 1633AD, reverse signed, with wooden tsuka (hilt), the tsuba of signed ‘Haruaki Hōgen’ and decorated with flowers and trees, saya (scabbard)
Dimensions
the blade: 51cm long; mounted: 63cm long
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh; Inherited from current owner's father, purchased from Don Bayney in early 2000 (by repute).
蘇格蘭私人收藏,愛丁堡;繼承自現任藏家之父親,據傳千禧年初購自古董商Don Bayney。