DAISHO: Signed Katana and Wakisashi, with Koshirae soriomono Japan, Edo period (1603-1868)

DAISHO: Katana and Wakisashi signed, with Koshirae soriomono
Japan, Edo period (1603-1868)
Steel, wood, iron, gold, lacquer.

Katana, blade signed SHINANO DAIJO FUJIWARA TADAKUNI
Period 1751 / 1772
Length of the cutting edge, (Nagasa): 74cm
Nakago: 20cm - Curvature, (Sori): 1.4cm - Weight: 940g
Total length: 113cm
BO-HI Double Groove Blade – Gunomé Quenching Line
Habaki in gilded brass.

Wakisashi, blade signed NOBU TAKA SAKU
Period 1850/1865
Length of the cutting edge, (Nagasa): 47.4cm
Nakago: 16 - Curvature, (Sori): 1.1cm - Weight: 580g
Total length: 75cm
BO-HI Double Groove Blade – Gunomé Quenching Line
Golden brass habaki

Koshirae soriomono
Scabbards (saya) in lacquered wood, enhanced with a decoration in gold hira maki with motifs of paulownia flowers (kiri) and foliage.
All the trimmings are in shakudo with taka zogan decoration of gold paulownia flowers on a nanako background.
The kogai are made of bronze, and decorated with a saddle and accessories on a nanako background and for the wakisashi, a bronze kozuka decorated with a saddle and accessories on a nanako background with a blade (kogatana) signed and decorated with a chrysanthemum, which is the imperial flower.
The tsuka are made of wood, covered with ray skin, braided with beige silk.
The menuki are enhanced with gold and silver; they are animated by two armored samurai archers. One of them, hidden behind a stone, wears an eboshi headdress and a tessen war fan. The two warriors are armed with their katana sword, their quiver of arrows on their backs and their yumi bow. Their kabuto helmet is placed at their feet, on the ground.

The kiri mon is the heraldic sign originating from the Toku Gawa era and was first adopted by Minamoto Yoshi Iye.

The whole is in a very good state of conservation.

Ref.: 5384
                                             
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