Lot Essay
The kiri-tsuke mei inscription is an attribution to a smith named Masahiro. Although the blade is rubbed so that the details are indistinct, the hada and shape of the tang indicate the late Soshu school.
GOLD INLAID SIGNATURE MASAHIRO, MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)
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A SUE-SOSHU KATANA
GOLD INLAID SIGNATURE MASAHIRO, MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)
A hon-zukuri katana, iori-mune of deep curvature, chu-kissaki, o-itame nagare hada with thick jinie and shirake, hamon of undulating suguha with clusters of gunome, o-maru boshi, in its tachi mounting comprising gold nashiji saya with paulownia mon, long kojiri and matching kanagu of shakudo nanako with gold inlaid paulownia mon, gilt taiko-gane with paulownia mon, the menuki, tsuba, and hilt binding missing
68cm. long
GOLD INLAID SIGNATURE MASAHIRO, MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY)
A hon-zukuri katana, iori-mune of deep curvature, chu-kissaki, o-itame nagare hada with thick jinie and shirake, hamon of undulating suguha with clusters of gunome, o-maru boshi, in its tachi mounting comprising gold nashiji saya with paulownia mon, long kojiri and matching kanagu of shakudo nanako with gold inlaid paulownia mon, gilt taiko-gane with paulownia mon, the menuki, tsuba, and hilt binding missing
68cm. long
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