Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026

Lot 688

AN IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY OFFICER'S SWORD (KAIGUNTŌ)

Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £826

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Description

AN IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY OFFICER'S SWORD (KAIGUNTŌ)

Blade 27.25 in. hon-zukuri, nakago with three-character mei, Inaba (possibly Inaba Muneyoshi or Munetoshi), struck with an anchor arsenal mark, regulation naval mounts with serial number 1576 applied to the tsuba, seppa and fuchi, saya clad in simulated same.

WITHOUT RESERVE