LOT 94* A finely mounted daisho (set of long and short sword) The katana: by Yamashiro no kami Fujiwara Toshinaga, Edo period (1615-1868), mid-17th century; the wakizashi: by a member of the Mihara school, probably Muromachi period (1333-1573), 15th century; the mountings: Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century The katana blade: 66.5cm (26¼in), total katana length: 97.5cm (38 3/8in); the wakizashi blade: 44.2cm (17 3/8in), total wakizashi length: 64cm (25 1/8in). (7).
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The katana of shinogi-zukuri form of shallow curvature with a bo hi to either side, irregular gunome-ha of nioi with profuse nie, tight mokume hada, the ubu nakago with kuri-jiri, sujikai yasurime and one mekugi-ana, signed Yamashiro no kami Fujiwara Toshinaga; the wakizashi of shinogi-zukuri form, narrow suguba of nioi and nie, indistinct itama hada, the suriage nakago with kiri yasurime and two mekugi-ana (one plugged), unsigned; the koshira-e (mounts): the saya of ribbed form, lacquered black with densely sprinkled aogai nashiji, the tsuba and fuchi-gashira of shakudo nanako, inlaid in gold and shakudo takazogan with dragons, unsigned; the kozuka of shakudo nanako inlaid in a similar manner with a crane flying towards a nest containing five chicks in the canopy of a pine tree, signed Shokatei Motohiro with a kao; each with a brocade bag. (7).
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