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

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Estimate: £700–£900 hammer ≈ $871–$1,120
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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-2026-462877
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Two Wakizashi, TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century. Bonhams, 18 May 2023, lot 263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-462877.

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Two Wakizashi, TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century. Bonhams, 18 May 2023, lot 263. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-462877.

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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) Edo period (1615-1868),	$2,221	Bonhams, May 2023
Two Wakizashi	TWO MOUNTED WAKIZASHI (SHORT SWORDS) The first: Edo period (		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
Five Kozuka	FIVE KOZUKA (KNIFE HANDLES) Edo period (1615-1868), 18th to		Bonhams, Nov 2022
Anonymous Edo Period	Anonymous Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century (2)		Bonhams, Nov 2021
Two Wakizashi	TWO WAKIZASHI (COMPANION SWORDS) AND AN IRON TSUBA (HAND GUA		Bonhams, Nov 2023
Anonymous Edo Period	ANONYMOUS Samurai Fighting on the Mountainside Edo period (1		Bonhams, Dec 2024

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.