JAPANESE WAKIZASHI SHORT SWORD IN SHIRASAYA SCABBARD

Meiji period, ca. AD 1868 - 1912 > A Japanese wakizashi housed in a plain wooden shirasaya, the curved storage mount formed with a rounded grip and matching scabbard. A shirasaya is a plain wooden storage mounting, distinct from the decorative fittings in which a sword was worn. It protects the blade when not in use and draws attention to the sword as an object to be preserved and examined. > > Size: 490mm x 40mm; Weight: 300g > Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s�2014. > >

Estimate:£300

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