Very Unusual And Very Rare Aikuchi From The Edo-meiji Period With Its Solid Copper Koshirae

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Object description :

"Very Unusual And Very Rare Aikuchi From The Edo-meiji Period With Its Solid Copper Koshirae"

Very unusual and very rare Aikuchi from the Edo-Meiji period (late 19th century), with its solid copper Koshirae decorated with a snake motif and embellished with an Ojime and a very beautiful old Netsuke in carved bone. The set is in very good condition. (Without support)

Weight : 574gr

Total length (scabbard + handle closed): 29.8cm

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BLADE : Non-removable blade, mounted with 1 Seppa Blade

Length: 13.1cm Blade

Height: 19cm

Blade thickness blade : 4cm

Sugata (blade shape): Katakiriba-zukuri, asymmetrical single-edged blade

Hamon (temper line): Gunome (wavy)

Mune: Iori Mune

Boshi: Yaki-zume in Gunome (wavy without return)

CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS ORIGINAL KOSHIRAE :

Total length (Scabbard + Handle closed) : 29.8cm – Saya length 19cm – Tsuka length 10.8cm

Aikuchi Koshirae (without Tsuba) Tanto, on an entirely copper base, decorated with strong relief motifs in Iroe Takazogan covered with gold and silver, very realistically representing a snake coiled on a bamboo trunk with multiple growth rings (Fuchi), already aged and adorned with its typical foliage. Very nice contrast of foliage sometimes silver, sometimes golden. The snake in high relief on the frame forms a ring with the trunk of the bamboo in the middle of the scabbard, allowing it to be worn on the belt. And on the opposite side, end of the Tsuka is the snake's head on the lookout in relief. It has a curvature at the tip of the blade, a form highly appreciated at the end of the Edo period.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NETSUKE AND THE OJIME, which are attached by a small cord to the body of the snake acting as a ring :

Very beautiful and old round Netsuke (with a diameter of 3.75cm) in finely chiseled bone

Very beautiful and old natural looking Ojime bead

Price: 1 950 €

Period: 19th century
Style: Asian art
Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Copper
Length: longueur totale (fourreau + poignée fermés) : 29.8cm

Reference: 987246