Description
A KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) FOR A TACHI (SLUNG SWORD) IN ITOMAKI (SILK-WRAPPED) STYLE Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid-late 19th century The saya (scabbard) finished in kinpaku (gold foil) overlaid in gold maki-e lacquer with aoi-mon (hollyhock crests) and tendrils, the tsuka (hilt) and part of the scabbard covered...