JAPANESE KATANA WITH WOODEN BLADE

Edo - Meiji period, ca. AD 1603 - 1912 > A Japanese katana mounting fitted with a wooden blade, with a cord-bound hilt, metal tsuba and curved dark-lacquered scabbard. A suspension cord is attached near the mouth of the saya. Sword mountings could be preserved separately from their steel blades. A wooden substitute maintains the alignment of hilt and scabbard, allowing the fittings to survive as a coordinated ensemble of specialist crafts. > > Size: 700mm x 75mm; Weight: 620g > Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s�2014; Ex. Seikodo Ltd Hiisashi Saito, Tokyo. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

Estimate:£5,000

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