A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYA, WITH NBTHK HOZON CERTIFICATE Japan,... Lot 36

A WAKIZASHI IN SHIRASAYA, WITH NBTHK HOZON CERTIFICATE Japan, 17th-18th century, Edo period (1615-1868) The blade: Shinogi-zukuri with iori mune. The hamon is gunome-midare and the hada is mokume combined with masame. The mumei (unsigned) nakago is suriage with one mekugi-ana. The gold habaki with diagonal file marks and silver dew drops. With a wood shirasaya. NAGASA 46.8 cm, LENGTH 68.5 cm (the shirasaya) Condition: Very good condition with few tiny nicks to the blade and a small age crack to the shirasaya. Provenance: Austrian private collection. With an NBTHK Kanteisho (certificate of appraisal and authenticity) issued on 21 July 2016 (Heisei 28), certificate number 3013044 and Hozon registration number 28201605, with the official seal of the NBTHK and a square seal from the Board of Education in Aichi Prefecture Registration, with registration number 75370 and date 12 April 2016. The certificate judges the wakizashi to be Hozon (Worthy of Preservation) and attributes it to the Seki school of Owari Province.