Lot Essay
The registration document indicates that this blade is of the Yamato school.
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SIGNED YUKIMITSU, EARLY MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY)
Details
A Koto Tachi
Signed Yukimitsu, early Muromachi period (15th century)
Honzukuri, chu-kissaki; itame, mokume and jinie forging pattern with suguha and ko-midare tempered edge with ko-nie uchinoke and kinsuji; tang suriage with three holes and kiri file marks; single copper habaki carved with family crests
68.4cm. long; 2.3cm. curvature; 2.3cm. wide at start of tempered edge; 1.7cm. wide before tip
In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]
Signed Yukimitsu, early Muromachi period (15th century)
Honzukuri, chu-kissaki; itame, mokume and jinie forging pattern with suguha and ko-midare tempered edge with ko-nie uchinoke and kinsuji; tang suriage with three holes and kiri file marks; single copper habaki carved with family crests
68.4cm. long; 2.3cm. curvature; 2.3cm. wide at start of tempered edge; 1.7cm. wide before tip
In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]