#C022 JP Samurai Sword Great Kanagu Wakizashi Tsuka

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#C022 JP Samurai Sword Great Kanagu Wakizashi Tsuka

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Sold Date: 12/24/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

#C022 JP Samurai Sword Parts

Super Kanagu Wakizashi Tsuka

Item: Tsuka for Wakizashi

This Wakizashi Tsuka is made of wood and Oyatsubu rayskin,

is equipped with Fuchi

( Brass: Suemon, gold-silver-Shakudo-Suaka inlay, gold Iroe, on Ishime-ji,

: design of Ogres and Holly "SETSUBUN" the day before the beginning of spring ),

Kashira

( Brass: Suemon, Shakudo-Suaka inlay, on Ishime-ji,

: design of family crest "Maru-Ni-Hana-Bishi" ),

a pair of Menuki

( Shakudo and Suaka: Kata-bori carving, gold Iroe

: design of Ogres and "NIO" the guardian gods of Buddhism ).

Super Fuchi Kashira carving,

Super design Menuki,

One of the Super best for your Wakizashi Katana,

perfect reserved.

Condition : very good

Damage : No major damaged ; a little wear and scar on Kanagu

; a little dirt on rayskin and Tsuka-Maki

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): 15.0x3.7x3.3 Nakago 13.0x2.71x0.53x0.42

Weight (g): 99

Age: late Edo

Shipping Cost(EMS)

(with Packing weight)

Asia (exclude-Middle East): US$12.00

North/Central America & Oceania & Mid East: US$16.00

Europe (include-Russia): US$19.00

South America & Africa: US$21.00

Shipping Insurance --- included (EMS only)

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