Koto tanto - Lot 207

Lot 207
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1200 - 1500 EUR
Koto tanto - Lot 207
Koto tanto MUROMACHI period (1333 - 1573) Not dismantled Blade (sugata): hira zukuri, iori mune Forging pattern (hada): itame Temper (hamon): not visible Tip (boshi): not visible Length (nagasa): 20,5 cm Mounting (koshira-e): in aikuchi Fuchi: in shibuichi, with relief decoration in suaka inlay and gilded copper of a turtle by a stream Kojiri: in shibuichi Kogai: shibuichi umabari decorated with a suzumushi in relief Mekugi: in shibuichi with kiku. Menuki: in cloisonné enamel with flowers (later additions) Scabbard (saya): in ro-iro lacquer, decorated in relief with a turtle walking in shibuichi Provenance: - André Schoeller Collection, Sale by Mes Ader and Jozon, Drouot, 15-17 October 1956, n°499 - Probably Jean-Marc André Collection, sale by Me Lair-Dubreuil, Drouot, 8 May 1920, n°147 Expert Cabinet Portier
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