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SWORD known as Wakizashi
Japan
Edo Period (1603–1868)
Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, shakudo, silver, copper
Nagasa: 44.6; Nakago: 12.5 cm
Sori: 0.8 cm
(Small kizu on the blade)
Shinogi tsukuri-style blade, mune takashi.
Funa-gata nakago and ha hagari kuri jiri.
Gilded copper habaki.
Wooden saya covered in red lacquer, fluted on the proximal section.
Kojiri and koi guchi made of buffalo horn.
Kuri-gata made of copper covered in shakudo, engraved with a stormy sea.
Kogatana with a kotsuka decorated with the Ryū dragon amidst clouds; the reverse side is gilded; blade signed.
Wooden tsuka ito, covered in shagreen, braided with black silk.
Fuchi and kashira made of copper overlaid with shakudo, engraved with a legendary dragon among plum blossoms, the whole accented with gold.
Mokko-gata tsuba made of copper overlaid with shakudo, engraved with a ship at sea, samurai on board, a tsuru (crane) flying over the boat, and a minogame (sea turtle with a seaweed tail) in the sea on one panel; a rock is depicted on the second panel; the whole design accented with gold and silver.
Gilded copper seppa, chiseled.
As is, the tsuka ito needs to be rewrapped.
Ref.: 7383
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Ref: J7M12VR02H