An important ceremonial sword from the Aoyama daimyōLate Edo period, 19th centuryThe blade signed Morishige (Osafune Morishige, Muromachi period, circa 1400)NBTHK Jūyō TōsoguNBTHK Hozon TōkenKoshirae length: 81.2 cm; blade length: 47.3 cmProvenance:Auction of the estate of Viscount Aoyama, Tokyo, 15-18 January 1935, lot 186Sayagaki: The inscription on the shirasaya by Tanobe sensei reads: “Bizen [no] Kuni Osafune Morishige. Signed with two characters. With an excellent tachi koshirae from the Tamba Sasayama Aoyama clan. Blade length: 1 Shaku, 5 Sun 5 Bu. Written in 2011 by...
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An ivory netsuke of a recumbent goatAttributed to Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (1813-1892)Osaka, mid 19th centurySigned in a rectangular reserve Kaigyoku Masatsugu. Length: 3.9cm Lying with its head turned to the right, its horns pressed back and its legs drawn in beneath, forming a compact composition in fine, unstained ivory, the eyes of amber with dark horn pupils. For similar examples, see:V. Harris, Netsuke, The Hull Grundy collection in the British Museum, p.59, no.256.Netsuke, Catalogue for the 20th anniversary of the Nihon Netsuke Kenkyukai, 1995, p.71, no.77. R. Bandini...
By Fusamune, dated Tenbun 3 (1534)Signature: Fusamune (+kao) / Tenbun 3 房宗 (+kao) 天文三六月吉日The sixty two plate suji bachi gold lacquered as is the mabisashi, the top plate of the shikoro riveted in place with star shaped rivets, iron fukigaeshi each with a gilt copper decorative mitsukiku, a three stage tehen kanamono and retaining the second lame of the shikoro.Almost all of the several helmets extant are dated and show a kaô, i.e. a habit which is similar to Nobuie.Origami:Koushu Tokubetsu Kichou Shiryo certificate from the NKBKHKLiterature: Sasama Y., Nihon no Mei kabutō (Japanese Fine...
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