A Nara school katana koshirae with a rare saya decorated with superb Tsugaru lacquer.
Edo period (1603-1868).
Nara school.
The Fuchi-Kashira set, of exceptional quality and with a « Matsuri » theme, is made of shibuichi with gilding and inlays of gold, shakudo, and copper.
The Menuki are made of shakudo with gilding and depict Shishi lions.
The tsuba is made of polished shakudo with a silver fukurin and is decorated with several Kamon (crests) inlaid with gold and copper. The Kamon depicted is that of the Toyotomi clan, originally from Owari province and founded by the renowned samurai Toyotomi Hideyoshi. As for the saya (scabbard), it is decorated with a magnificent and luxurious traditional urushi lacquer called « Tsugaru Nuri. » Tsugaru lacquer has been produced in Aomori Prefecture in northern Japan since the mid-Edo period (~1646-1710). Its complexity and high cost initially limited its use to decorating the finest scabbards, but it was soon adopted for high-end furniture intended for the imperial court, the nobility, and the Shogunate.
1400 €
