A Mounted Daisho, Set of Long and Short Sword

Katana unsigned; wakizashi signed Kanetatsu

the dai unsigned, the blade in an old Japanese polish with gold foil habaki; the sho signed Kanetatsu, the blade in Hiro Zukuri form with an old Japanese polish; the mounts with family crest on fuchi kashira, The menuki with shishi dogs done in shakudo, the iron tsubas with gold inlay of scrolling flowers, the black lacquer scabards with stippled pattern.

Length of katana blade 64 cm., length of wakizashi blade 38.3 cm.

This lot is located in Chicago.

The katana in overall good condition; the wakizashi with a small damage to the tip of the blade and a dent along the edge.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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