Lot Essay
Previously sold these Rooms, 1 December, 1987, lot 251
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MUROMACHI PERIOD (CIRCA 1500)
Details
A Soshu-School Slung Sword (Tachi) with Mounts (Itomaki Koshirae)
Muromachi period (circa 1500)
The blade shinogi-zukuri with iori-mune, chu-gissaki and torii-zori curvature carved with futasuji-hi and bonji on the omote side and suken and bonji on the ura side; forging pattern o-mokume with a midare tempered edge with nie and sunagashi, the tip midare-komi; tang shortened with one mekugi-ana
Ito maki tachi koshirae comprising a black ishime-nuri scabbard with iron fittings with gilt highlights; the hilt with an iron tsuba and shakudo menuki decorated with family crests
28¼in. (71.6cm.) long
Muromachi period (circa 1500)
The blade shinogi-zukuri with iori-mune, chu-gissaki and torii-zori curvature carved with futasuji-hi and bonji on the omote side and suken and bonji on the ura side; forging pattern o-mokume with a midare tempered edge with nie and sunagashi, the tip midare-komi; tang shortened with one mekugi-ana
Ito maki tachi koshirae comprising a black ishime-nuri scabbard with iron fittings with gilt highlights; the hilt with an iron tsuba and shakudo menuki decorated with family crests
28¼in. (71.6cm.) long