#B146 JP Samurai Sword dragonfly Wakizashi Koshirae

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#B146 JP Samurai Sword dragonfly Wakizashi Koshirae

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Sold Date: 03/05/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

#B146 JP Samurai Sword dragonfly Wakizashi Koshirae

Item: Koshirae for Wakizashi

The oval Suaka Tsuba is decorated with

Monyo-Sukashi on Migaki-ji,

design of gourd .

The Tsuka is made of wood and rayskin,

is equipped FuchiKashira

( iron : Sukidashi-bori carving, gold silver inlay,

design of Gunbai fan and pine tree, the harvest of radish ),

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

The Saya is made of wood and rayskin,

is decorated with black lacquered, painted,

design of dragonfly and gourds.

Attachment: a wooden Tsunagi, two Seppa

Condition : good

Damage : No major damaged ; some wear on Iroe

a little scar on Saya, a little dirt on Tsuka,

a little dent on inlay of Kashira

Replaced parts : glued FuchiKashira : painted dragonfly and gourd

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 5.2x4.6x0.36 Nakago 2.67

Tsuka 12.5x3.4x2.0 Nakago 8.3x2.2x0.55x0.37

Saya 37.8x3.6x1.9 Nakago 29.0x3.10x1.06x0.59

Weight (g): Tsuba 52 Tsuka 59 Saya 113 ( 245 with box )

Age: Bakumatsu

Shipping Cost(EMS)

(with Packing weight)

Asia (exclude-Middle East): US$16.00

North/Central America & Oceania & Mid East: US$21.00

Europe (include-Russia): US$24.00

South America & Africa: US$28.00

Shipping Insurance --- included (EMS only)

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