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Shinshinto Wakizashi sword the blade unsigned, ubu blade, with…
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Sydney
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26-Oct-2017
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Shinshinto Wakizashi sword the blade unsigned, ubu blade, with a long kissaki. the blade is in worn old polish, showing fine scratches but no rust, no stains or flaws. the hamon is gunome pattern & has deep turn back temper at the point. the forging grain is itame hada. the tsuba is of the Edo period with marugata shape gold flower motif inlay copper tsuba with a bat in the night sky, & the moon on the obverse, with shakudo rim, unsigned. Fuchi kashira are of iron with shakudo, gold & copper decoration, depicting the mamemaki ceremony performed on setsubun, a traditional lunar new year festival held the day before the first day of spring to cast oni devils out of the home & bring good luck for the year ahead. the 'Caster-Out of Devils' of Yaku Harai, calls out the invocation Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi, which means 'Devils Away, Good Luck & Enter!'. the kashira the Yuku Harai with his box of roasted soybeans (kuro mame) which he casts about to drive the onis away. the fuchishows an oni with his pole running away. Kozuka is shakudo on copper back depicting cranes in rushes, unsigned, with kogatana. Menuki is of high quality sea shell design. the scabbard is finely lacquered with toppei kojiri fittings in mint condition. the tsuka is wrapped in fine blue silk over good quality same (ray skin). Condition excellent to good, blade without flaws, good hamon & hada, good signed tsuba, attractive traditionally themed mounts of very good quality Nagasa (cutting length) 36.5 cm
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Militaria & Weapons: Edged Weapons