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A SOSHU STYLE WAKIZASHI
NANBOKUCHO-MUROMACHI PERIOD (14TH-16TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE OF HASEBE KUNISHIGE
Configuration [sugata]: hon-zukuri, iori-mune with shallow curvature, bohi on both sides
Forging pattern [kitae]: ko-itame with some ji-nie and chikei
Tempering pattern [hamon]: hitatsura with ara-nie, sunagashi, kinsuji
Point [boshi]: small and midare
Tang [nakago]: funagata tapering with two holes
Length from tip to beginning of tang [nagasa]: 55.5cm.; curvature 1.4cm.; width at start of tempered edge 2.8cm.; width before tip 1.8cm.
Collar [habaki]: double, gilt-copper inner and gold outer carved with flower and butterfly
In shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) with attestation by Ito Miyoji (1857-1934) for the sword, scabbard, wooden tags and origami
Mounting [koshirae]: Black stone-finished lacquer ribbed wakizashi scabbard, shibuichi fuchi-kashira finely carved with a dragon and waves, signed Takase Eiju and sealed, gilt copper menuki of two dogs, iron round tsuba carved in low relief (sukidashi-bori) with a tiger and bamboo leaves, its eyes and leaves in gilt, signed Yurakusai Sekibun, the reverse with clouds, 86.5cm
Accompanied by an Origami certificate by Hon'ami Kojo (1642-1710) dated on 3 February Genroku hachinen (1695); an Origami copied from Hon’ami family ledger by Hon’ami Ringa (-1927) dated on 15 July Taisho 2-nen (1913)