TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century (2) — TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century

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Estimate: £800–£1,000 hammer ≈ $996–$1,244
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Sale: Bonhams — Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen: Japanese Art in Peace and War, London, New Bond Street · 18 May 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-462873
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Two Wakizashi, TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century (2). Bonhams, 18 May 2023, lot 259. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-462873.

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Two Wakizashi, TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century (2). Bonhams, 18 May 2023, lot 259. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-462873.

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From the same sale Samurai, Beauties, and Townsmen: Japanese Art in Peace and War · May 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
A LACQUER MIDARE-BON (GARMENT TRAY) Edo period (1615-1868), probably …	A Lacquer Rectangular Deep Midare-bon	£1,000–£1,500
A RYUKYU ISLANDS (OKINAWA) SHELL-INLAID LACQUER TRAY Edo period (1615…	A Ryukyu Islands	£800–£1,000
A GOLD-LACQUER FOOTED MIMIDARAI (HANDLED BASIN) AND SIX NEGORO-STYLE …	A Gold-lacquer Footed Mimidarai	£800–£1,200
TWO SMALL GOLD-LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS Meiji era (1868-1912), late 1…	Two Small Gold-lacquer Boxes And Covers Meiji Era	£1,200–£1,800
A GOLD-LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) IN THE FORM OF THREE OVERLAPPING FA…	A Gold-lacquer Kobako	£2,500–£3,000
A GOLD-LACQUER SUZURIBAKO (BOX FOR WRITING UTENSILS) AND COVER Meiji …	A Gold-lacquer Suzuribako	£5,000–£6,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Two Wakizashi	TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) The first: Edo period (	$2,539	Bonhams, May 2023
Two Wakizashi	TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868),		Bonhams, May 2023
Two Wakizashi	Two wakizashi Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century (2)		Bonhams, May 2016
A Gold-lacquer Kodansu	A GOLD-LACQUER KODANSU (MINIATURE CABINET) WITH FLOWERS OF S		Bonhams, Dec 2023
Five Kozuka	FIVE KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to		Bonhams, Nov 2022
Two Wakizashi	TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868)		Bonhams, May 2023
A Wakizashi	A MINO WAKIZASHI Edo period (1615-1868), 17th/18th century		Bonhams, Oct 2021
Two Wakizashi	TWO WAKIZASHI IN MOUNTS AND A TANTŌ IN MOUNTS Edo period (16		Bonhams, May 2026

The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.