Jun 03, 2021 - Sale 2571

Sale 2571 - Lot 187

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(JAPAN -- SAMURAI.) Shin Tou Bengi. 9-volume study on Japanese swordsmithing, well-illustrated with many double-page woodblock illustrations and diagrams. 8vo format, 9 1/2x7 inches, moderately worn original embossed tan paper wrappers with printed paper labels, later stitching; contents generally fine with an occasional minor worm track. Japan, Kaei 4 (1851)
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together with: Mutsuryu Kodachi No Maki. Fine hand-drawn scroll illustrating 10 sword-fighting positions in a delightfully naïve archaic style. Black and red ink on 3 sheets of thin paper joined; wooden roller dowel and stamped blue paper terminal edge; 6x48 1/2 inches overall; minor wear only. Japan, 17th-century.