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A Katana
MEI: YAMATO KUNI TAKACHI JU HOSHO GORO SADAMUNE, WITH DATE BUNPO...[1317-1319], 19TH CENTURY
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A Katana
Mei: Yamato kuni Takachi ju Hosho Goro Sadamune, with date Bunpo...[1317-1319], 19th century
The tachi blade, honzukuri, iori-mune, strong koshi-zori with extended chu-gissaki, forging pattern masame with ji-nie, sugu-komidare hamon of nie with some nijuba, chu-maru boshi, ubu nakago, 26 3/8in. (67.1cm.); with a black lacquer saya with a geometrical pattern and clouds in hiramakie, the koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri in gold lacquer, shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira and tsuba with gold nambu-tsuru and origami tsuru mon and later addition of Hirata style shippo roundels of flowers, the menuki similar, tsuba and fuchi-kashira signed Miyata Nobukiyo, 19th century
Mei: Yamato kuni Takachi ju Hosho Goro Sadamune, with date Bunpo...[1317-1319], 19th century
The tachi blade, honzukuri, iori-mune, strong koshi-zori with extended chu-gissaki, forging pattern masame with ji-nie, sugu-komidare hamon of nie with some nijuba, chu-maru boshi, ubu nakago, 26 3/8in. (67.1cm.); with a black lacquer saya with a geometrical pattern and clouds in hiramakie, the koiguchi, kurikata and kojiri in gold lacquer, shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira and tsuba with gold nambu-tsuru and origami tsuru mon and later addition of Hirata style shippo roundels of flowers, the menuki similar, tsuba and fuchi-kashira signed Miyata Nobukiyo, 19th century