$800
YOSHISADA CHIKANORI JAPANESE SAMURAI SWORD, C1860, L 27":having a signed blade 'Yoshisada Chikanori', brass tsuba, gold overlay dragon design Fuchi and Kashira (pommel), gilt Menuki; silk Ito, and ray skin Same; red enamel over wood scabbard. Having a certificate verifying signature, date and location of manufacture. Does not appear to be the original tsuba. Lacks dragon motif of other fittings.
Auctioneer:
Dumouchelle Art Galleries
Date:
2013-05-17