Beschreibung:

AN ISHIDO SCHOOL KATANA AND A KATANA IN A SAME SAYA The first blade honzukuri, iorimune, koshizori with chu-gissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, choji-midare hamon of nioi ko-maru boshi , a bo-hi on both sides, suriage nakago, mei: Heianjo Ishido , Edo Period (17th Century), 261/8in. (66.4cm.), in its aogai lacquer saya , one side bevelled, decorated in gold and coloured lacquer with seashells, iron fuchi-kashira with seashell in copper takazogan and gilt, shakudo and gilt seashell menuki , large iron tsuba carved as seven seashells within the rim, Shoami work, 19th century; and the second blade, unokubizukuri, iorimune, koshizori with sakizori, chu-gissaki, itame with ayasugihada, suguha hamon of nioi, boshi obscure, naginata hi and remains of a narrow full length groove, o-suriage nakago, mumei (Naminohira school), 261/8in. (66.3cm), in its samenuri saya , horn kashira, iron fuchi decorated with a shishi in shibuichi takazogan , gilt details, with signature Toshinaga and a kao , copper and gilt menuki of sea creatures, aoigata silver tsuba , 19th century (2)