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Wakizashi: Oite Nanki Shigekuni Sakuno

Ordering number : 13245

Wakizashi in Koshirae

Signature : Oite Nanki Shigekuni Sakuno (not guarantee)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 33.48 cm or 13.18 inches.
Sori : No sori
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.07 cm or 1.20 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Late Edo period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick shallow sori hibachi blade.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained with Jinie attach.
Hamon : Konie base with deep nioikuchi.
The boshi is brush up and round end.

Special feature : Nanki shigekuni was a stream of Yamato Tegai school who was called
Tokugawa Shogun and moved to Nanki province comply with his master Tokugawa Yorinobu.
But unfortunately this signature is fake.
This Saya of Koshirae is very rare.

Koshirae :
Tsuba : Mokko style shibuichi ishimeji and rise up Mimi slightly.
Fuchikashira : Shakudou Nankoji with bamboo tree engraved with gold
Saya : Black ishimeji unusual style saya.
Menuki : Shibuichi base with a design of the bird engraved.
Kozuka : On the ishimeji plate, the rime is covered by gold.
Kogatana : Iron base with a signature of Seki Kaneshige.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 170,000 JPY-(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


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