Medals & Coins, Arms & Militaria - 19th October 2016
Lot 189
A Japanese sword (wakizashi)
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A Japanese sword (wakizashi), blade 22 in., shinogi-zukuri with choji-midare hamon, exhibits utsuri and tobiyaki, unsigned nakago with conjoined ana, copper or shakudo habaki with scratches and raised grains, associated koshirae comprising: iron tsuba with semi-incuse leaf decoration overlaid with flowerheads, fuchi and kashira in shakudo with gilt waterfowl by a stream, plain laquered saya.