Antique Japanese & World Weapons AUG. 29th
Lot 20:
LIVEAUCTIONEERS BIDDERS, PLEASE VIEW ALL 37 DETAILED PHOTOS IN HIGHER RESOLUTION ON OUR WEBSITE sofedesignauctions.com OR invaluable.com AS LIVEAUCTIONEERS ONLY ALLOWS 20 PHOTOS. THANK YOU ~ ! ~~~~~ Massive 19th C. Japanese TACHI Court Sword ~ with 29 1/2" KOTO era Blade. An impressive large example in its brass furniture ensemble profusely engraved with Clouds motif. With its seldom encountered blued steel scabbard (in oppose to most seen lacquered wood examples) having unusual cut through diamond Mon symbols each underlaid with gilt brass insertions and having engraved leafed ornaments around. Huge tsuka with round brass Mon mekugi caps and large sting-ray skin windows. Mounted with a powerful large Koto or early Shinto era blade, showing deep curvature to its length and exhibiting never cleaned finish with clearly visible active Hamon tamper line of exceptional width. Lower blade having a gilt brass Habaki with engraved Mons matching to the ones on the Tsuka. Massive two-hole Tang unsigned and showing extensive age of this impressive large blade. A rare and very impressive Tachi example overall, due to its exceptional size, very large blade and Massive heavy built.
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