#1011 JP Samurai Sword Dragon Wakizashi Koshirae

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#1011 JP Samurai Sword Dragon Wakizashi Koshirae

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Sold Date: 01/29/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

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#1011 JP Samurai Sword Dragon Wakizashi Koshirae

Item: Koshirae for Wakizashi

The round iron Tsuba is decorated with

Sukidashi-bori carving, gold-Nunome inlay, on Ishime-ji,

( dragon Sukidashi-bori carving, on Ranma ),

design of Dragon .

The Tsuka is made of wood and rayskin,

is equipped with Fuchi Kashira ( Shakudo : Takaniku-bori carving, Kin-Iroe, : design of dragon ),

a pair of Menuki ( Shakudo : Katabori carving, Kin-Iroe : design of the Nuts) .

The wooden Saya is decorated with black lacquered,

with Kojiri Kanagu ( silver : design of leaves )

Great Tsuba, Fuchi Kashira, the same powerful Dragon design.

Attachment: a wooden Tsunagi : two Seppa

Condition :very good

Damage : No major damaged ; a frayed spot on Tsuka,

one side lost of Kurikata Kanagu, a wear and scar on Saya,

a chip on the top of Kurikata

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): Tsuba 7.60x7.23x0.45 Nakago2.80

Tsuka 16.5x3.6x2.6 Nakago 12.0x2.63x0.72x0.41

Saya 48.5x2.84x1.13x0.92 Sori 1.4

Weight (g): Tsuba 125 Tsuka 90 Saya 129 ( Total 372 )

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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