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Edo-Period Japanese Wakizashi Signed "Omi No Kami Hisamichi" with Imperial Chrysanthemum
Sale 2030 - Arms, Armor and Militaria
Oct 23, 2024 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$1,500 - 2,500
Price Realized
$900
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Lot Description

Edo-Period Japanese Wakizashi Signed "Omi No Kami Hisamichi" with Imperial Chrysanthemum
21.25" nagasa. 30.5" overall. Shinogi-zukuri blade with a single hole nakago that appears to be signed "Omi no Kami Hisamichi" and is stamped/chiseled with a 16-petal Imperial chrysanthemum. Likely early Edo-period. Blade features obscured boshi, chu kissaki, itame hada, and midare gunome-notare hamon with nie. Koshirae includes an old iron tsuba with some small remnants of gold foiling, copper habaki, silver and leather seppa. Tsuka has waxed black ito, white same, matching gilt turtle or snail menuki, and matching iron fuchi-kashira with simple silver floral inlays. Saya is black lacquered wood with shards of oyster shell overall, appears to be missing ishizuke.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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