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A FINELY-MOUNTED MIXED-METAL AIKUCHI TANTO (DAGGER WITH FLUSH-FITTING HILT AND SCABBARD) Meiji e...

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A FINELY-MOUNTED MIXED-METAL AIKUCHI TANTO (DAGGER WITH FLUSH-FITTING HILT AND SCABBARD) Meiji e...

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A FINELY-MOUNTED MIXED-METAL AIKUCHI TANTO (DAGGER WITH FLUSH-FITTING HILT AND SCABBARD)

Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The tsuka (hilt or handle) formed as a vajra (thunderbolt), the saya (scabbard) entwined by an elongated silver dragon with its head appearing at one end with a tama (sacred jewel) between its horns, flames issuing from around its coiled body, the mekugi (peg) modelled at one end with a chrysanthemum blossom, unsigned; the blade of ken (straight sword) configuration, forged in ko-itame hada and with a suguha tempered edge, carved on one side with a bold depiction of Fudo Myo-o (Acala), and on the other side with bonji (Sanskrit characters), the ubu nakago (unaltered tang) with kesho (decorative) file marks and one mekugi-ana (peg hole), with a one-piece silver habaki (collar) carved with swirling clouds, inscribed in gold Ichi. Total length: 40cm (15¾in) long; the blade: 23.7cm (9 5/16in) long.
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Purchased from these rooms, 13 May 2021, lot 51.

An almost identical but larger aikuchi tanto is currently on display at the Baur Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland.

Condition

Including but not limited to the following:

Blade: Good condition and good polish (with light polishing scratches)

Scabbard: ever slight traces of rusting along the iron scabbard but overall very good condition.

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A FINELY-MOUNTED MIXED-METAL AIKUCHI TANTO (DAGGER WITH FLUSH-FITTING HILT AND SCABBARD) Meiji e...

Name: A FINELY-MOUNTED MIXED-METAL AIKUCHI TANTO (DAGGER WITH FLUSH-FITTING HILT AND SCABBARD) Meiji e...
SKU: 177012036
Price: 26000 GBP
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