A few examples of appraisal values for
WAKIZASHI

• A Wakizashi MUMEI, 1400'S ?? ??
  A Wakizashi MUMEI, 1400'S ?? ?? in a partial black lacquered wood saya. Length of blade 14 3/8 in., 36.5 cm.
• A Wakizashi in black lacquered
  A Wakizashi in black lacquered mounts, scabbard with elaborate lacquer work of a shishi, blade signed Noshu Junin Kanefusa. Length of blade 20 3/8 in., 51.75 cm. Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen, Chicago, Illinois
• A Wakazashi MUMEI ?? ?? blade
  A Wakazashi MUMEI ?? ?? blade mounted in aikuchi koshirae. Kozuka signed Iwamoto Konkan. Length of blade 15 3/4 in., 40 cm.
• Wakizashi Japanese Samurai
  Wakizashi Japanese Samurai companion short sword; cloth and shagreen wrapped handle with menouku mounts, embossed gilt tsuba, enameled scabbard decorated with gold flake and swirling mythical insects. Knife 24"L. Blade 17 3/4"L. Damage to scabbard surface.
• A Wakizashi MUMEI, SHINTO PERIOD,
  A Wakizashi MUMEI, SHINTO PERIOD, CIRCA 1650's ?? ?? Length of blade 18 7/8 in., 47.9 cm.
• A Wakizashi signed Koreshige (?),
  A Wakizashi signed Koreshige (?), standard shinogi zukuri style. Length of blade 19 5/8 in., 49.85 cm. Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen, Chicago, Illinois
• JAPANESE WAKIZASHIJapanese
  JAPANESE WAKIZASHIJapanese Wakizashi, Chip to tip
• A Japanese Shinto Wakizashi the
  A Japanese Shinto Wakizashi the wakizashi signed Yokoyama Kozuke Daijo Fukiwara Sukesada with a straight temper line in old polish, visible nice grain, in a Japanese shirasaya with silver-foil habaki. Length of blade 60.4 cm.
• A Wakizashi BLADE SIGNED OSHU NIHON
  A Wakizashi BLADE SIGNED OSHU NIHON MATSU KATSUMICHI SAKU, CIRCA 1575 ?? ????????? in Shirasaya. Length of blade 21 1/4 in., 53.97 cm.
• A Japanese Wakizashi, Signed
  A Japanese Wakizashi, Signed Izumi Kami no Kanesada, Dated 1866 One side of the nakago (hilt) signed 'Izumi Kami (no) Kaneshige' ?????, the other side 'Keio 2nd Year Eighth Month' ??????? overall length 19.7 in — 50 cm
• Japanese Edo Period Wakizashi
  Japanese Edo Period Wakizashi This ''wak'' has a 20.5'' blade that is in excellent polish. Sword is in storage mounts with a habaki of brass with silver overlay. Fine cloud pattern temper line and two punched holes in tang. Not signed. Condition: Very good. Blade shows a little kizu.
• EDO PERIOD WAKIZASHI, KANEHISA
  EDO PERIOD WAKIZASHI, KANEHISA 1615-1876 Wakizashi, early Edo period, 1615-1876, (Japanese Kanehisa), Menuki has rising sun on one side and crescent moon on other, silver plated stylized Habaki, striped black lacquer Saya or scabbard with metal drag or Kojiri. Approximate measurements: Blade l. 13. 1875"; Habaki l. 1"; Handle l. 5. 75" measured from Fuchi or collar to end of handle.
• A Wakizashi blade signed Hizen Kuni
  A Wakizashi blade signed Hizen Kuni ju Omi Daijo Fujiwara Tadahiro and dated February 1706. Length of blade 22 7/8 in., 58.1 cm. Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen, Chicago, Illinois
• A Wakizashi MUMEI ?? ?? the blade
  A Wakizashi MUMEI ?? ?? the blade with nie, in a lacquered, ribbed saya. Length of blade 12 7/8 in., 32.7 cm.
• Japanese katana and wakizashi
  Japanese katana and wakizashi mounted as daisho showa period blades mounted Katana mei; noshu seki ju nin yoshichika saku, shinogi-zukuri 25 in, ko-itame hada, midare-gunome hamon Wakizashi mei; Seki ju Kanewaka saku, shinogi-zukuri 21 in, ko-itame hada, midare-gunome hamon, both with iron mokko tsuba, shaduko fuchi kashira of pine needles, menuki of brass dragons. PROVENANCE: Private Collection ,000-
• Japanese wakizashi , funa-gata
  Japanese wakizashi , funa-gata nakago (tang), chu-sugaha hamon (temper line), mokume grain, four character rei (signature), ke sho yasuri-yasurime (file marks), copper habaki with etched falling rain pattern, mixed metal kashira and kojiri (end caps) with floral design, lacquered hilt and scabbard, Shinto or Shinshinto blade, Edo period (1600-1867) or earlier, blade length 14-1/8 in., tang 5-1/8 in. Lacking kozuka (small knife), blade with some corrosion, grime, several nicks on cutting edge, separations to hilt and scabbard, losses to lacquer, hilt missing two 3/4 x 1-1/4 in. pieces. The Estate of Joel H. and Alice Radcliffe, Greensboro, North Carolina.
• A Wakizashi in shirasaya, tang
  A Wakizashi in shirasaya, tang unsigned. Length of blade 15 1/2 in., 39.37 cm. Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen, Chicago, Illinois
• JAPANESE MUROMACHI STEEL &
  JAPANESE MUROMACHI STEEL & LACQUERED WOOD WAKIZASHIEast Asia, Japan, late Muromachi period, ca. third quarter of the 16th century CE. A beautiful wakizashi with a single-edged blade, a lacquered (urushi) wood scabbard (saya), and a handle (tsuka) wrapped with reptile skin and cotton straps (tsuka-ito) topped with a brass cap (kashira). A pair of handle ornaments (menuki) depict two mice on one side and a bird resting near a leaf on the other. The minimalist hand guard (marugata tsuba) rests between a pair of copper blade caps (fuchi). The shinogi-zukuri steel blade has a higher ridge line than the typical shobu-zukuri design, a diamond-shaped (iori-mune) profile, and a gently curved tip (chu-kissaki), all forged by the tight-grained hammer-folding process (itame-hada) with an irregular wavy temper pattern (gunome-choji). The blade tang has been intentionally shortened (o-suriage) to better accommodate the handle. Size (w/ sheath): 2.56" W x 32.1" H (6.5 cm x 81.5 cm); (blade): 19.9" L (50.5 cm) This traditional Japanese sword was both a weapon and a symbol of authority and social status. The wakizashi paired with the longer katana sword marked the wearer as a samurai. The shorter sword was seen as an auxiliary weapon, also used for fighting in close quarters. Wakizashi could also be worn by non-samurai if worn alone, and members of the merchant class (chonin) wore them because of the frequency of encountering bandits when traveling between Japan's cities. Over the centuries that katana and wakizashi were made, the process of their manufacture became heavily regulated. For example, in 1683, the Tokugawa Shogunate made laws concerning the maximum size of katana and wakizashi. Meanwhile, once a samurai took ownership of his new weapon, he had to wear it in a highly regulated manner. Wakizashi and katana in this period were both deadly weapons and signs of prestige. The craftsmanship of this piece is evident and reflects hundreds of hours of work. Provenance: private Jones collection, Boulder, Colorado, USA; ex-private Sacramento, California, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #168333 Condition: Scabbard is perhaps a later addition or replacement of the original; yellow cotton strap on scabbard is modern. Minor abrasions to blade, blade caps, and hand guard, with smoothing to scales on reptile skin handle panels commensurate with age and use, and nicks to areas of blade faces. Wonderful patina throughout. Blade edge is still incredibly sharp, so please handle with caution.
• A Wakizashi Koshirae With Shakudo
  A Wakizashi Koshirae With Shakudo Fittings, Edo Period, Circa 1800 Fitted with all matching black 'shakudo' (gold and copper alloy) kodachi fittings incised with floral scrolls, from the kojiri (end cap) of the saya (sheath) to the matching fuchi-kashira on the tsuka (handle), with shakudo nail menuki, the tsuba decorated with gold paulownia flowers, the saya lacquered with pine-needle decoration overall length 26.5 in — 67.3 cm
• A Japanese wakizashi short sword,
  A Japanese wakizashi short sword, the scabbard with decorative mon, total length 64.5cm
• A Wakizashi SIGNED HITACHI NO
  A Wakizashi SIGNED HITACHI NO KAMI MUNESHIGE SAKUKORE ?? ?????? fit in a Shirasaya with a Sayagaki. Length of blade 19 1/8 in., 48.57 cm.
• A Wakizashi with black lacquered
  A Wakizashi with black lacquered mounts, blade unsigned. Length of blade 18 3/8 in., 46.67 cm. Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen, Chicago, Illinois
• A Japanese Ko-Wakizashi,
  A Japanese Ko-Wakizashi, 16th/17th Century Koto period blade mumei (unsigned), the lacquer saya with a kamon (crest); fitted with Edo period koshirae, including square iron sukashi tsuba, iron and gold fuchi-kashira, gold puppy menuki and 'rain-pattern' habaki; nagasa length 12.5 in (31.7 cm) overall length 22 in — 56 cm
• Japanese Shinto period, circa 1600,
  Japanese Shinto period, circa 1600, Wakizashi blade in shinogi zukuri form showing a very distinct undulating hamon; entire sword in its original form with Edo period tsuba, fuchi kashira and silver menuki in form of kabuto; re-wrapped in second world war for marine officer in blue ito; it's original black lacquered saya covered with a rare marine officers outer leather cover in navy blue indicating use by a naval officer or possibly a submarine commander; With Scabbard L 36" (Approx.)
• Japanese Samurai (Wakizashi)
  Japanese Samurai (Wakizashi) sword The blade is Koto period (before 1596 c.) with mounts. The blade handle is original length and has two holes. The blade is in good old polish with a few surface stain areas and has a very active temper line. It is signed by the maker ''Ujinobu Gammaku'' Ujinobu worked in period of 1522-32 in Mino province. Blade length is 20.25'' long. The fittings are done in soft metal gold leaf and shakudo with Cherry Blossom Design on the Tsuba and Fuchi-Kashira. Habaki is silver foiled. Scabbard is black lacquer with shaved horse hair mixed in the lacquer.Overall: 28''L.
• A Wakazashi in shirasaya, signed
  A Wakazashi in shirasaya, signed Minamoto Toshimasa Saku Kore, made in the fall of 1867, in Shobuzukuri style, bearing a carving of a dragon on one side. Length of blade 16 in., 40.64 cm. Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen, Chicago, Illinois
• A Wakizashi tang signed Hasebe
  A Wakizashi tang signed Hasebe Kunishige, mounted in a shirasaya. Overall length of scabbard 18 3/8 in., 46.5 cm. Property from the Collection of Kevin Evensen, Chicago, Illinois
• A Wakazashi MUMEI ?? ?? Length
  A Wakazashi MUMEI ?? ?? Length of blade 14 in., 35.56 cm.
• Two Japanese Wakizashi, Edo/Meiji
  Two Japanese Wakizashi, Edo/Meiji Period One mounted with a carved bone tsuka and saya; the other with a brass-fitted lacquer saya and kozuka longest length 25.1 in — 63.7 cm
• A Wakazashi BLADE SIGNED KANEKADO
  A Wakazashi BLADE SIGNED KANEKADO ?? ?? wakizashi in shirasaya. Length of blade 23 1/2 in., 59.69 cm.
• Japanese Wakizashi sword with a
  Japanese Wakizashi sword with a signed tsuba. 23''L Circa - 19th C.
• A Wakazashi BLADE SIGNED MUTSU NO
  A Wakazashi BLADE SIGNED MUTSU NO SUKE HIROMOTO. DATED 1832 ?? ????? Hamidashi mounted wakizashi. Length of blade 13 1/2 in., 34.29 cm.
• A Japanese Wakizashi Unsigned
  A Japanese Wakizashi Unsigned Length of blade 15 1/2 in., 39.4 cm.
• THREE JAPANESE WAKIZASHIS IN
  THREE JAPANESE WAKIZASHIS IN SAYAS OR SCABBARDS Three Japanese wakizashi, the first, having an iron tsuba, steel fuchi and kashira, copper habiki, and retaining a lacquer saya; the second wakizashi having a plain wood sheath and handle, with a saya; the third wakizashi having civilian mounts, a plain iron tsuba, fuchi depicting bowls and harvest with remnants of gilding, tsuba having a person on one side and a country scene on the other, with a saya. Approximate measurements: First, blade l. 18. 5", overall l. 25. 25" in saya l. 26. 5"; second, 21. 75", overall l. 29. 1875", in saya l. 29. 75", third blade l. 21. 25", overall l. 28. 5" in saya l. 29. 25".
• A Wakazashi MUMEI ?? ??
  A Wakazashi MUMEI ?? ?? wakizashi in brass mounts in fair condition, of unusual type known as a 'ken'. Length of blade 18 1/4 in., 46.35 cm.
• WAKIZASHI (COMPANION SWORD) WITH
  WAKIZASHI (COMPANION SWORD) WITH KOSHIRA-E (MOUNTING) SWORD EIROKU ERA, DATED 1562AD WITH EDO/MEIJI PERIOD MOUNTS ??????????? '?????????'? ??? ???/??????thewakizashi 44.5cm high, blade with deep fuller, nakago (tang) with one hole, dated to the auspicious day of the eighth month in the fifth year of Eiroku Era (????????), corresponding to 1562AD, reverse marked 'Bizen-koku-ju Osafune Kiyomitsu-saku' (?????????), with wooden tsuka (hilt) covered in same (ray-skin) and bound in black cord with menuki (hilt grips), the iron tsuba of oval form with gilt copper raised water buffalo and branches with butterfly, in later associated leather covered saya (scabbard)(1)mounting: 80cm highProvenance: Private Scottish collection, Edinburgh