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Lot n° 300

A fine tanto signed Seishinsai Morichika

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dating: Edo Period (1603-1867) provenance: Giappone, Nagasa (length: 25.4 cm), kogarasumaru zukuri, hada: itame with nie-deki, hamon: suguha, copper habaki. Nakago mei: 'Seishinsai Morichika'. Contemporary Koshirae with shakudo mounts decorated with peonies on a nanako background. Tsuba in shakudo decorated with foliage. Partially-gilded menuki. Tsuka made of dark brown silk. Beautiful saya in black red lacquer. Kozuka depicting deer in the countryside, kogatana signed 'Etchu (no) kami Masatoshi'. Edo, Bunkyu period / Genji era (1861-1864).