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25 A JAPANESE SWORD (WAKIZASHI), SHINTO PERIOD the blade shinogi-zukuri, shallow tori-zori, iori-mune and chu-kissaki, ko-mokume / konuki hada, suguha hamon in nie, midare boshi with short kaeri and hakikake and ubu nakago with single mekugi-ana, yoko yasuri and katayamagata jiri and signed Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro; with shira-saya Nagasa: 45.2 cm; Moto-haba: 2.9 cm; Saki-haba: 2.1 cm £1200-1750 26 A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), LATE EDO PERIOD the blade shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune and chu-kissaki, mokume-itame hada becoming more itame towards the monouichi, notare-midare hamon in nie with sunagashi, kaen-boshi and ubu nakago mumei (some machi-okuri) with kiri-jiri and yoko-yasuri Nagasa: 67.9 cm; Moto-haba: 2.9 cm This sword is accompanied by a certificate which states that the sword was determined to be from the Keio period (1865-1868) and in the tradition of Shinkei Tanemitsu at the NTHK UK shinsa in 2003. £1200-1500 27 A JAPANESE SWORD (WAKIZASHI), SHINTO PERIOD the blade shinogi-zukuri, shallow tori-zori, iori-mune and chu-kissaki (with funbari), ko-mokume hada (almost mujihada), suguha hamon in nioi, ko-maru boshi with kaeri and ubu nakago with single mekugi-ana, ha-agari jiri and signed Kashu Ju Fujiwara Ieshige Tsukuruon the omote; with black lacquered saya, fuchi-kashira of gilt nanako design, menuki depicting chrysanthemum in gilt on shakudo ground, tsuka of light tan-coloured ito over white samé and wooden tsunagi Nagasa: 52.0 cm; Moto-haba: 3.0 cm; Saki-haba: 1.9 cm
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