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JAPAN - Late Muromashi (1st half of the 16th century).
Samurai katana.
FUSHI - KASHIRA en suite in very finely chased, patinated and gilded copper depicting a samurai in armor and his mount under a storm, signature on the fushi.
Wooden TSUKA covered with ray skin, braided with blue silk.
MENUKIS in chased and patinated copper featuring two of the seven gods of happiness.
TSUBA maru-gatta in chased and patinated copper decorated with vine branches on a nanako background, the mimi gilded and hatched.
SAYA in matte black lacquered wood, the kojiri featuring a cherry blossom branch above the water in which the moon's reflection can be seen.
Copper HABAKI.
Straight blade, regular, straight and well-marked hamon, twice-holed tang. On one side is a horimono featuring Fudo Myo-O, the guardian of faith, and on the other bonjis (Sanskrit characters) and gomahashis (ritual chopsticks). This blade was signed by Fujishima TOMOSHIGE, whose maker's name lasted several generations from the early Nanboku period to the end of the Edo period (early 14th-late 19th century).
Sold with stand, silk carrying case and NBTHK certificate.NBTHK, also known as Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai (the Society for the Preservation of Japanese Art Swords), is one of the oldest organizations for the evaluation of Japanese swords in modern Japan.
Dimensions: 100 x 7.5 x 5 cm.
Edge length: 69.1 cm.
Curvature: 1.5 cm.
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