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THBJapanese Edo Steel Wakizashi w/ Wood Sheath
Lot 85
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Dec 5, 2019
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East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A beautiful forged-carbon-steel wakizashi blade mounted inside of a modern wooden scabbard. The shobu-zukuri blade has a slightly lower edge line than the typical shinogi-zukuri design, a diamond-shaped (iori-mune) profile, and a lightly curved (chu-kissaki) tip that is not delineated with a vertical ridge. The length of the blade is presented with a gentle wave (notare-hamon) that is formed by the tight-grained hammer-folding process (itame-hada). The blade is housed within a modern wooden handle and storage scabbard (shirasaya) that is meant to protect the blade when not mounted in its normal buke-zukuri or tachi fittings. Size: 1.6" W x 22.625" H (4.1 cm x 57.5 cm); (blade): 15.3 " L (38.9 cm).
This traditional Japanese sword was both a weapon and a symbol of authority and social status. The wakizashi paired with the longer katana sword marked the wearer as a samurai. The shorter sword was an auxiliary weapon, also used for fighting in close quarters. Wakizashi could also be worn by non-samurai if worn alone, and members of the merchant class (chonin) wore them because of the frequency of encountering bandits when traveling between Japan's cities.
Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in 2011; ex-private Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan collection
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#150244Blade is from the Edo period, and wooden handle and storage sheath are modern. Minor nicks to blade body and edge, with very slight bending to tip. Blade tang adhered inside of handle and cannot be removed. Great patina to blade.Condition
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