Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018
Lot 986
A JAPANESE IRON KNIFE
Estimate £500 - £1,000
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Description
A JAPANESE IRON KNIFE, UMABARI OR BASHIN
EDO 1603-1868
With a short slim blade engraved with an abstract design, the handle with two lines of calligraphy, together with a fitted wood tomobako box, 20.1cm. (3)
Provenance: An English private collection, Surrey.
These blades are said to have been used as horse bleeders or back-up weapons for samurai.