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Lot 839VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A Bizen Katana
SIGNED BIZEN KUNI JU OSAFUNE SUKESADA, AND DATED ON THE URA TENSHO KUNEN [1581] HACHIGATSU HI
Price Realised
GBP 6,600
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Specialist note
Accompanied by a Tokubetsu Hozon Token [Sword Especially Worthy of Preserving] certificate no.148508, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword] on 9 August 2003.
The blade was made during the Momoyama Period when the osuriage Nambokucho Period style was in fashion, hence its broad and sturdy shape.
The blade was made during the Momoyama Period when the osuriage Nambokucho Period style was in fashion, hence its broad and sturdy shape.