Antique Japanese & World Weapons AUG. 29th
Lot 26:
Beautiful Japanese Samurai Large TANTO Dagger ~ Koto Blade ~ Nice Tamper-line. Lovely example of a large Samurai fighting Tanto dagger (or short Wakizashi, so called Ko-Wakizashi sword), in very attractive furniture featuring a copper handle kozuka with a signed blade and carved copper fuchi-koshira with gold inlaid foo-dogs, further having a black wood tsuka adorned with large round copper menukies, tsuba is most likely of blued copper or blued iron, very smooth and pleasant to touch. Mounted with an early broad blade exhibiting wonderful tamper line and grained pattern of the steel, definitely a Koto period blade, unsigned and mounted with a large gold gilt habaki. A beautiful example overall in it flashy red lacquered Saya.Total Length in Scabbard – 20 5/8" Blade Length (along the spine, from Habaki notch to the tip) – 12 "
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