JAPANESE LONG SWORD, KATANA, WITH MOUNTING, KOSHIRA-E
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: 12 March 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
田厚山夫款 刀 帶鞘拵
the wooden saya (scabbard) inlaid with white metal decorations, the tsuka (hilt) covered in same (rayskin) with brown tsukamaki wrapping in lozenge pattern further fitted with menuki (hilt grips), fuchi (hilt collar) and kashira (pommel), the tsuba decorated with shishi on both sides, the katana with nakago (tang), signed
Dimensions
nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang) 64.5cm; tang 21cm long; mounted: 100.3cm 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。