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Property from the Collection of Izuka Kunio
a Mito tanto in mounts
Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryHirazukuri, iorimune forged in itame hada with a suguha tempered edge, carved with futatsubi on both sides, the tang with kiri file marks and one hole, with a one-piece gold-foil habaki, 9 7/8in (25.1cm) longThe aikuchi goshirae comprising a black-lacquer saya with a shibuichi strap and cord ring, fitted with a shakudo nanakoji kozuka decorated with a shishi and peony in gold takazogan, the frame gilt, the tsuka wrapped in same and fitted with a pair of fan-shaped shakudo nanakoji menuki decorated with a shishi and peony in gold takazogan, the fuchi-gashira black lacquerWith Kantei certificate no. 5123 issued by the Nihon Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated September 8 2002, for the koshirae