TANTÔ - Hira-zukuri blade, hamon with very slight gunome, ea - Lot 475

TANTÔ - Hira-zukuri blade, hamon with very slight gunome, each side adorned with a ken-shaped horimono, simple and surmounted by a bonji on one side, wrapped with a stylized dragon on the other; nakago with a mekugi-ana, signed Inaba no kami Fujiwara Kanetoki. The frame with red lacquered scabbard, iron sukashi tsuba mokkogata; gilded habaki decorated with a dragon among clouds; gold nielloed iron fuchi-kashira decorated with geometric and stylized motifs, the menuki featuring Hôtei and his bag of riches. With shibuichi kozuka kogatana. Japan, 17th-18th century (Minor accidents to the scabbard) Length of the upper part of the blade, as it emerges from the small gilded sheath: 38 cm Expert | Cabinet Ansas-Papillon et de Léry