Lot 234 · Japanese Art and Design
Signed Bizen Kuni (No) Ju Osafune Kiyomitsu Saku , and Eiroku Junen Hachigatsu Kichijitsu (An Auspicious Day in the Eighth Month 1567)
A Bizen Katana · [collar]: Single solid silver
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $4,694–$6,258
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Japanese Art and Design, London · 11 November 2008
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5417381
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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A Bizen Katana, SIGNED BIZEN KUNI (NO) JU OSAFUNE KIYOMITSU SAKU , AND EIROKU JUNEN HACHIGATSU KICHIJITSU (AN AUSPICIOUS DAY IN THE EIGHTH MONTH 1567). Christie's, 11 Nov 2008, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5417381.
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A Bizen Katana, SIGNED BIZEN KUNI (NO) JU OSAFUNE KIYOMITSU SAKU , AND EIROKU JUNEN HACHIGATSU KICHIJITSU (AN AUSPICIOUS DAY IN THE EIGHTH MONTH 1567). Christie's, 11 Nov 2008, lot 234. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5417381.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806) | Kitagawa Utamaro | £3,000–£4,000 | |
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