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#B014JPSamuraiSword Kara-Jishi lion & Dragon Koshirae

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Curent Price

381 USD

Item #

270301751585

Status

Completed

Age

1800-1849

Region of Origin

Japan

Type

Koshirae for Tanto

Original/Repro

Original

End time

11/19/2008 6:35:00 PM (EST)

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Tokyo

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Antiques > Asian Antiques > Japan > Other

 

#B014 JP Samurai Sword

Kara-Jishi lion & Dragon

Tanto Koshirae

 

Item: Koshirae for Tanto

( Ai-kuchi Tanto )

 

This Tsuka is made of wood,

is decorated with black lacquered Kizami-Nuri,

is equipped with Fuchi Kashira

( iron : silver inlay on Tsuchime-ji : design of arabesque ),

and a pair of Menuki

( Suaka : Kata-bori carving, Kin-Iroe : design of Kara-Jishi lion ).

 

The wooden Saya is black lacquered Kizami-nuri,

is equipped with Kojiri

(  iron : silver inlay on Tsuchime-ji : design of arabesque ),

and Kurikata

( iron : Ke-bori carving, Suaka inlay, Kin-Iroe, design of wood grain ).

 

The Shakudo Kozuka handle is decorated with

Suemon, Suaka inlay, Kin-Iroe on Nanako-Ji,

design Dragon and dragon ball with sword.

( Kesho-Yasuri, Kin-Iroe other side )

 

The iron Kozuka-blade is great forged

 

 

 Fuchi Kashira and Kojiri

is made by same craftsman of Higo.

Great Kozuka,

perfect reserved.

 

Attachment: Katana-bag, a wooden Tsunagi

 

Condition : very good

 Damage : No major damaged ; a little wear and scar, rusty,

 laccquer-dirt on Kanagu,

 

Renewed parts :  lacquer repainted newly on Tsuka and Saya

 

Please check up on the following pictures to confirm the item.

 

 

Basic Terms of Japanese Antique

Koshirae (ornaments for sword), Daito (long sword), Wakizashi (middle length sword), Tanto (short sword), Mimi (rim), Fukurin (rim cover)

PARTS: Tsuka (hilt), Tsuba (handguard), Saya (scabbard), Fuchi & kashira & Menuki (ornamental metal fittings of a hilt), Tsunagi (wooden blade to display fittings), Kozuka (sword's attachment: a handy knife), Kogai (sword's attachment: portable comb)

Shape (-gata): Mokkogata (four lobed shape), Kakugata (square shape), Kikugata (chrysanthemum shape)

MATERIAL: Shakudo (copper-gold alloy), Suaka (pure copper), Shibuichi (copper-silver(quarter or more) alloy)

SURFACE (-ji): Migakiji (smooth surface), Mokumeji (surface like the grain of wood), Ishimeji (surface like the grain of stone), Tsuchimeji (hammer marks surface), Nanakoji (raised dimpling surface like fish roe)

CARVING (-bori): Takabori (high relief carving), Kebori (fine line carving), Katakiribori (carving with a cross section like "|/"), Katabori (carving with real form), Suemon (embedded carving parts)

OPENWORK (-sukashi) : Sukashi (inlay), Kosukashi (small openwork), Jisukashi (positive design openwork)

COLORING: KinIroe (gold coating/paint), KinMekki/Tokin (gilding), Makie (gold[silver] lacquered painting), Takamakie (raised lacquerwork), Kawarinuri (fancy lacquer)

SIZE: sori (curvature), Nakago-Ana (center cut-out for blade), Nakago: (tang), Nagasa (point of the sword ~ edge notch) 

PERIOD: early Edo (17c), mid Edo (18c), late Edo (1800-1867), Meiji (1868-1911), Taisho (1912-25), Showa (1926-88)

  

Size (cm): Tsuka 9.80x3.80x2.45 Nakago 7.0x2.15x0.72x0.29

Saya 28.7x3.5x1.9 Nakago 23.0x2.72x1.18x0.47

Kozuka with blade 19.7x1.49x0.88

Weight (g):  Tsuka 62  Saya 97  Kozuka 52 ( total 294 )

Age: late Edo

 

Shipping Cost(EMS)

(with Packing weight)

 

Asia (exclude-Middle East): US$22.00

North/Central America & Oceania & Mid East: US$27.00

Europe (include-Russia): US$31.00

South America & Africa: US$40.00

Shipping Insurance --- included (EMS only)

 

 

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