Japanese and Korean Works of Art
Catalogue Information: 399 lots | 395 with images
Date: 2004
Auction House:
Sotheby's
Location:
United Kingdom
Lot 1: A FINELY-MOUNTED KOTO BIZEN AIKUCHI BLADE, FITTINGS BY TAKAHASHI KIYOTSUGU, 19TH CENTURY
of straight hira-zukri, suguba of ko-nie, kaeri-fukai boshi, tight ko-mokume-hada, horimono of a plum branch, the reverse with an crane, suriage-nakago mei Bishu Osafune ju Kiyo.., 22.5cm., 8 7/8 in., saya of roiro with sparse hirame appied in iro-e [...more]
Lot 2: AN AIKUCHI BLADE ASCRIBED TO KUNIKANE, FITTINGS FROM THE SCHOOL OF ISHIGURO MASAYOSHI, 19TH CENTURY
of straight hira-zukuri, suguba of ko-nie, hakikake boshi with kaeri-fukai, tight masame-hada, horimono of the Shichi-fuku-jin 'Seven Gods of Good Fortune', the reverse with Fukurokuju's staff, ubu-nakago, mei Yamashiro Daijo Fujiwara Kunikane, 26.9c [...more]
Lot 3: A KATANA BLADE ASCRIBED TO SHIMADA HIROSUKE, 16TH CENTURY
of torii-zori, wide shinogi-zukuri with bo-hi either side extending through the nakago, o-kissaki, suguba of nioi, ko-maru boshi, itame-masame-hada, suriage-nakago with four mekugi-ana, mei Hirosuke, 65.1cm., 25 5/8 in., in Showa military koshirae
Lot 4: A WAKIZASHI BLADE BY YOSHIMICHI, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
shallow torii-zori, shinogi-zukuri with chu-kissaki, wide notare with kikusui and some tobi-yaki, ko-maru boshi, some mune-yaki, ubu-nakago with one mekugi-ana, mei Tamba (no) Kami Yoshimichi, 38.6cm., 15 1/4 in., in shirasaya
Lot 5: A SET OF MOUNTS FOR A KATANA, 19TH CENTURY
saya of roiro with spiral bands on aogai-nashiji and a silvered kojiri of a crayfish; shakudo-nanako tsuba and fuchi-kashira with warriors and horses; kozuka and kogai with shishi and a waterfall, all with gilt details; menuki of Shoki and oni, lengt [...more]
