SABER called Wakizashi, signed Hizen no Kuni jū Tadayoshi
Japan - Edo Period (1603-1868)
Steel, wood, lacquer, copper, shagreen, iron, gold, horn
Nagasa: 39.5; Nakago: 11.6 cm
Sori: 1.2 cm

Kata shinogi type blade, mune hikushi.
Nakago funa gata and kuri jiri or hira yamagata, signed Hizen no Kuni jū Tadayoshi.
Habaki made of copper covered with silver.
Saya made of wood covered with black lacquer.
Kuri gata and koi guchi in lacquered buffalo horn.
Shitodome made of iron, embellished with gold.
Wooden tsuka ito, covered in shagreen, braided with black silk.
Fuchi and kashira made of ringed iron and decorated with geometric patterns in gold.
Copper menuki, depicting two boats carrying goods made of copper, brass and silver.
Tsuba iri mokko in iron, fluted, signed.
Seppa in chiseled copper.

Ref.: 6644

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