The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Property of a European Collector
An aikuchi tanto | Signed Kiyomitsu | Edo period, 17th century
Lot Closed
May 10, 02:15 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a European Collector
An aikuchi tanto
Signed Kiyomitsu
Edo period, 17th century
Sugata [configuration]: shobu zukuri
Hamon [tempering pattern]: broad notare gunome with some hitatsura
Boshi [tip]: slight kaeri
Nakago [tang]: suriage, one mekugi-ana
Habaki [collar]: gold, single clad
In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]
Accompanied by a certificate of registration as Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu [Sword Mount Especially Worthy of Preserving], no. 2006466 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword], dated Reiwa 2 (2020)