Antique Arms and Armor, August 28th, 2021
Lot 349:
Elegant Japanese KWAIKEN ~ Lady’s Dagger ~ Signed Koto Blade with Horimono. Another wonderful example of the Ladys Aikuchi dagger, mounted with a lovely quality thick early blade of a distinctive form, both sides of the blade with carved Horimono decoration and Japanese characters, showing narrow but active Hamon tamper-line along the edge on both sides and around the tip. Tang with a smith signature and evidence of extensive age, circa Koto era (14th-16th century). In its lacquered wood shira-saya with solid silver mounts, menukies engraved with Fans. Total Length in Scabbard – 10" Blade Length (along the spine, from Habaki notch to the tip) – 5 1/2". 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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