#1128 JP Samurai Sword Yagyu Wakizashi Koshirae

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#1128 JP Samurai Sword Yagyu Wakizashi Koshirae

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Sold Date: 02/22/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

#1128 JP Samurai Sword Yagyu Wakizashi Koshirae

Item: Wakizashi Koshirae

The Mokko-gata iron Tsuba is decorated with

Amida-Yasuri on Migaki-ji.

The Tsuka is made of Oyatsubu-rayskin and wood,

is equipped with Fuchi Kashira ( Shakudo : Takaniku-bori carving, Kin-Iroe, on Ishime-ji : picking bamboo sprout ),

a pair of Menuki ( Shakudo : Kata-bori carving, Kin-Iroe : design of helmet and Katana ).

The wooden Saya is decorated with

black lacquered, and Kizami-Nuri.

Yagyu clan used these Saya.

Great Kanagu,

one of the best for your Wakizashi Katana,

perefect reserved.

Attachment: two silver wrapped brass Seppa : a wooden Tsunagi

Doubled Habaki ( Outside : brass : silver wrapped : Samekomon)

( Inside : brass : Tate-Yasuri )

Condition : good

Damage : No major damaged ; a little rusty on Tsuba

a little wear and frayed spot on Tsuka-Maki

a little wear and scar on Saya

a little scar on silver of Habaki

Renewed parts : Re-lacquered on 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): Tsuba 5.37x3.82x0.40 Nakago 2.75

Tsuka 14.2x3.6x2.9 Nakago 12.0x2.47x0.68x0.30

Saya 41.5x3.5x2.1 Nakago 37.5x3.12x1.15x0.67

Weight (g): Tsuba 40 Tsuka 77 Saya 93 ( 252 with box )

Age: late Edo

Shipping Cost(EMS)

(with Packing weight)

Asia (exclude-Middle East): US$18.00

North/Central America & Oceania & Mid East: US$23.00

Europe (include-Russia): US$26.00

South America & Africa: US$32.00

Shipping Insurance --- included (EMS only)

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