Japanese Works of Art - 20 May 2026
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A JAPANESE DAGGER (TANTŌ)
A JAPANESE DAGGER (TANTŌ)
Blade 11 in., hira-zukuri, notare hamon, nakago with two ana, mumei, gilt-copper habaki with transverse striations; iron mokko-gata tsuba encrusted with a gilt butterfly; menuki in the form of gourds, lacquered saya with transverse fluting to the upper part, iron kojiri with a gilt praying mantis, kogatana with ken-horimono, kogai with black and gold finish en suite to the kozuka; offered with a purple katana bukuro; koshirae components associated, kogatana and kogai possibly modern.
Provenance: from an English private collection, Devon.