TAKAHASHI SEI'UNSHI NOBUHIDE (1872-1926) An Ōsaka Shin-shintō Tantō in Fine Mounts Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 19th/20th century Of shobuzukuri, iorimune configuration forged in ko-itame hada with a notare tempered edge based in nie and nioi ending in a ko-maru bōshi, the ubu tang with one hole, kesho file marks, and signed Sei'unshi Nobuhide, with a one-piece gilt habaki; the aikuchi goshira-e comprising a fine kinji saya decorated with horsetail, dandelion, and bush clover in gold and silver hiramaki-e with highlights of hirame and fitted with silver koijiri and koiguchi, the silver kozuka and kōgai decorated with horsetail in copper and gold takazōgan, signed Tōkōsai Tsuneyoshi, the tsuka wrapped in baleen and mounted with silver fuchi-gashira and a silver and copper set of menuki formed as a large crescent moon and a tarapin Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 22.2cm (8 3/4in) long. Footnotes: Provenance L. E. Fernandes Collection, no. 176 (label) Luís Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988) was a Portuguese diplomat and art collector. Born in Lisbon, he was appointed Third Secretary to the Portuguese Legation in Beijing in 1925 and remained in China for over six years, during which time he amassed a significant collection of Chinese and Japanese art. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing