A short Japanese sword (wakizashi) with a black lacquered scabbard (saya) and a kurigata with a cord A short Japanese sword (wakizashi) with a black lacquered scabbard (saya) and a kurigata with a cord A short Japanese sword (wakizashi) with a black lacquered scabbard (saya) and a kurigata with a cord A short Japanese sword (wakizashi) with a black lacquered scabbard (saya) and a kurigata with a cord A short Japanese sword (wakizashi) with a black lacquered scabbard (saya) and a kurigata with a cord

A short Japanese sword (wakizashi) with a black lacquered scabbard (saya) and a kurigata with a cord

Reference: ART200572

Short Japanese sword (wakizashi) with a black lacquered scabbard (saya) and a kurigata with a cord. The slightly bent (shinogizukuri) blade has one sharp side and a faintly visible undulating hamon-line (notarehamon), a messing habaki (blade collar and scabbard wedge) and a grip 
with one menugi-ana (pinhole) and ending in a iriyama-shaped nakagoshiri (point). The sword has a tsuba (handguard) decorated with a relief of an old man resting; the fuchi-ring or handle collar and kashira-sword ending are also black lacquered. The pin of the hilt is missing and the hilt can easily be removed. The hilt is from shagreen (stingray skin) with a black cord wrapped around; the gilded menuki (decorative grip swells) is not very visible but seems to show a shishi-lion. The sword comes with a plain wooden scabbard. Edo Period. Sword with handle: L. : 63.4 cm.
Blade: L. : 58 cm.
Handle: L. : 10.8 cm. Sori (curve): 1.4 cm.

Detailed description: Blade: Original Tang (ubu-nakago). Unsigned (Mumei). Shape : Shinogi-zukuri, Iori-mune. Length (Nagasa) : 58 cm, sori : 1,4 cm. Length handle (Nagako): 10,8 cm. Jitetsu (Texture of the steel): Hamon : Gunome-midare with togari-ba Hamon. Tip (Boshi) : Straight, small turn back (Suguha, Komaru). Tang (Nakago) : Original (Ubu). File mark (Yasurime) : Kiri-yasuri. Peg hole (Mekugi-ana) : 1 Shape of the end of tang (Nakago-jiri): Iriyama-gata. Habaki : gold plated on copper. The blade is made in early 19th century. Mounting (Koshirae): Black urushi-lacquer scabbard wakizashi mounting (Kuro-urushi-nuri saya wakizashi koshirae). Scabberd (Saya) : Black Urushi lacquer. Fuchi : Stonefinished surface (Ishime-ji ) made from Shakudo. Kashira : black horn. Menuki : gold plated on copper (Kin-iroe). Binding with black silk on white ray skin (same-gawa). Tsuba : country mountain view motif (Sansui), copper inlayed on iron. Late 19th century.