A katana blade in shirasaya. 17th century - image-1
A katana blade in shirasaya. 17th century - image-2
A katana blade in shirasaya. 17th century - image-1A katana blade in shirasaya. 17th century - image-2

Lot 1140 Dα

A katana blade in shirasaya. 17th century

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
11.06.2016, 11:00 - Japanese Art and Antiques
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €

A katana blade in shirasaya. 17th century

A katana blade in shirasaya, blade length 75.1 cm, shinogi zukuri, hamon: suguha, partly gunome, itame hada, nakago, ubu, two mekugi-ana, signed Motte Nanban tetsu oite Bushû Edo Echizen Yasutsugu and aoi-mon (2nd generation), silver-plated habaki with maru ni mitsu biki mon. 17th century. Very good state of polish.
Hozon certificate of the NBTHK dated Heisei 24 (2012) and a description of the Aoi Art company.

Provenance

Private collection, Germany