High-quality Wakizashi Koshirae, probably having been owned by a high-ranking samurai or Daimyō.
Late Edo period
Soten and Nara/Omori schools
Sumptuous Koshirae (decorative ornaments) featuring warriors, Oni demons, and Shishi lions.
The tsuba (handguard) is signed by Sōheishi Nyudō Soten and depicts a scene of warriors sculpted in high relief. It is made of shakudo (wooden stone) with a fine and beautifully regular nanako-ji (wooden molding), gilding, and silver and copper inlays.
The Fuchi-Kashira (decorative ornament) is signed by Toshinaga, an artist of the Nara school. It is decorated with a representation of Shoki, a Japanese folktale recounting how the giant Shoki chases away the demons that haunt the dreams of Emperor Genso-Kotei. On the Fuchi, we see the demons, and on the Kashira, Shoki riding a lion. This lion is also featured on the Menuki (decorative ornament), a very fine piece of work in two colors: one in polished shakudo and the other in gold.
The Kozuka is an exceptional piece. Signed with the prestigious name of Chizuka Hisanori, it is of remarkable quality. The colors of the various metals are vibrant and deep, and the carving is exquisitely detailed.
Hisanori, also known as Bunji, born on March 7, 1725, and died on October 20, 1795, was the best student of the great Omori Teruhide, as well as a samurai in the service of Daimyo Matsudaira of the Moriyama clan. He worked primarily in the style of the Omori school, which he refined in certain aspects. He held the excellent rank of Joko in the Kinko Meikan.
As for the Saya, it is decorated with magnificent traditional urushi lacquer in vermilion and gold tones.
Dimensions (approximate) :
Total length = 70 cm
Tsunagi Nagasa = 45 cm
Tsunagi Motohaba = 3,2 cm
Tsunagi Sori = 1,4 cm
3700 €
