Lot Essay
Goto Mitsuhisa (1828-1890) was the son of Goto Zejo and was the sixth master of the Jizaemon branch family. Signed tachi mounts by any of the Goto are rarely encountered.
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A KENUKIGATA TACHI the blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii-zori with chu gissaki, itame-mokume hada with o-hada, ji-nie, midare hamon with tobiyaki and sunagashi, hakikake boshi, ubu nakago with signature Bishu Osafune Sukesakda saku, Eiroku sannen (1560) hachi gatsu kichi hi, 71.6cm.; in a nashiji saya with chomon in gold lacquer, full tachi mounts of shibuichi nanako decorated with butterflies, the wings with gold, shibuichi, shakudo or copper hirazogan, the tsuka overlaid with shibuichi plates bearing a kenukigata with a gold cho mon shibuichi aoi tsuba, with nanako o-seppa, the plate signed Goto Mitsuhisa and Kao, 19th century, silver habaki and seppa, with a embroidered leather sword belt