Unsigned Japanese Tanto with Dragon Fushi and Lacquered Scabbard
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
Japanese Tanto, Reshaped katana blade, 32 cm long single edge with fuller along back edge from copper hibachi to run out at reshaped tip. Unsigned cut down tang. Hilt tape boundary skin with single silver menuki, kashira missing. Old heavy square tsuba, do
World War II Japanese naval dirk with shagreen & sakura blossoms. Condition: good, minor age related wear. Length of blade 23 cm, total length 40 cm
A Japanese Katana, Saya decorated with dragon menuki, tsuba with high cast floral gilded menuki, total length 106 cm
A Georgian dirk, probably midshipman's with plain D.E. central fuller with antler grip, brass furniture in brass mounted repaired scabbard with traces of gilt, blade length 43 cm