The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armour
The Property of a European Collector
A tachi | Signed Hizen kuni Yoshimune (Yoshimune of Hizen province) | Edo - Meiji period, 19th century
Lot Closed
May 10, 02:07 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Property of a European Collector
A tachi
Signed Hizen kuni Yoshimune (Yoshimune of Hizen province)
Edo - Meiji period, 19thcentury
Sugata [configuration]: shinogi zukuri, ioiri mune, o-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: konuka hada
Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha with fine nioi
Boshi [tip]: slight kaeri
Nakago [tang]: ubu, one mekugi-ana
Habaki [collar]: silver, single clad
In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]