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A Japanese court tachi in orange lacquer saya.
A traditional Japanese tachi, signed on tang, ‘Noshu Seki Kanekado’, (Kanekado [from] Seki in Mino
province) in orange lacquer saya decorated with gilt hollyhock mon. Boshi to habaki
26.25in. (66.7cm)
Provenance
Received as a gift by Colonel Sean O’Driscoll, US Army, aide to General Douglas MacArthur in Japan in
1945.
Gifted to the current owner by O’Driscoll’s widow in 1992.
Estimate €2000-€3000 (approx £1700-£2550)