antique japanese meiji shikomizue sword wakizashi 16thc blade in meiji period 19thc kabazaiku cherry bark mounts, asian knife

A very rare Japanese shikomizue sword with kabazaiku cherry bark wooden saya.
The wakizashi blade shows a very active crabs claw wave hamon & burl grain hada, the tang is signed Bizen Kuni Ju Nagamitsu.
likely the Bizen Osafune group, 15th 16th century.
Their village was flooded in 1592, stopping all production for 5 decades.
The group made many practical battlefield swords and the occasional “art sword”.
The ?? (Bizen) inscription suggests a higher quality production.
The lowest grades remained unsigned, while medium to high grade blades were signed with ?? Bizen.
size 92.8cm, blade 44cm including habaki.

THIS IS NOT A SWORD STICK IT IS A Shikomizue wakizashi SWORD in chery stick saya, as it is a Shikomizue sword it will be legal to export, because a Shikomizue is a sword not a sword stick.Contact me for further pics or info, I am open to offers as long as the offer is sensible, contact me here and I'll get back to you.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: 3G292JQ99

Maker/Artist:

Bizen Kuni Ju Nagamitsu.

Materials:

mixed

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