Winter Antique Art & Arms Sale, December 19th
Lot 196:
Exquisite Japanese Samurai WAKIZASHI Sword ~ Signed SUKEMUNE ~ Shinto Blade. Fabulous example of the Samurai weapons Art, featuring finest quality iron mounts with extensive chiseled and gold inlaid decorations. Leather tsukamaki, Waki Goto menuki. Nara school Fuchi-kashira of chidori. Solid silver habaki, mokutsuba of wave with a Chinese border in gold nunome. (Chidori are frequently pictured with waves).Mounted with a beautiful Shinto period blade signed two characters Sukemune, showing exceptional active Hamon tamper-line in high contrast along entire edge and around the tip. Very fine piece of weapon overall, with its deadly early blade and State of the Art mounts.Total Length in Scabbard – 27 1/8" Blade Length (along the spine, from Habaki notch to the tip) -18 1/8 ".Detailed condition reports are not included in this catalog. For additional information, including condition reports, please contact us at [email protected]
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