Yoshimichi Lineage A Mishina Wakizashi in Attractive Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830 Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki

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YOSHIMICHI LINEAGE A Mishina Wakizashi in Attractive Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), circa 1830 Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori forged in itame hada with a flamboyant tempered edge of sudareba midare and kikusuiba with copious nie, nioi, sunagashi , and tobiyaki ending in a ko-maru bōshi , the ubu tang with katte sagari file marks, one hole and signed Tanba no kami Yoshimichi , with a one-piece shakudō habaki decorated with a Tengu mask and a mirror in copper, silver, and gold flush inlays; the koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer saya finished with ribbed sections mounted with shakudō and gold theater-related hardware including a large kurikata formed as a lantern, and a tsuno kaeshi formed as a dancer's torikabuto cap, the kojiri and koiguchi decorated with instruments and shimenawa ceremonial ropes, the shakudō kozuka decorated with a tiger and dragon in gold and silver flush inlays, and the shakudō nanako kōgai decorated with shells in iro-e takazōgan , the tsuka wrapped in plain same and applied with shakudō menuki formed as accouterments from the No drama, and additional props, the fuchi-gashira decorated with seagulls and waves in gold, the circular shakudō nanako tsuba with flower offerings in gold and shakudō takazōgan Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 45cm (17 3/4in) long.