JAPANESE KATANA WITH WOODEN SHIRASAYA AND SAYAGAKI CALLIGRAPHY

Edo - Meiji period, ca. AD 1603 - 1912 > A Japanese katana housed in a plain wooden shirasaya bearing calligraphic sayagaki along the exterior. The storage mount follows the curve of the enclosed blade. Sayagaki are inscriptions on a sword's wooden storage scabbard, recording attributions, measurements or appraisals. They belong to Japanese sword connoisseurship. > > Size: 990mm x 45mm; Weight: 1.18kg > Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s�2014; Ex. Japan Sword Co.. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

Estimate:£3,000

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