Lot Essay
This appears to have been a much shortened early tachi blade.
SECOND DAY'S SALE
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FROM THE COLLECTION OF DONALD GREEN
A YAMATO KATANA WITH KOSHIRAE
MUMEI, 14TH CENTURY
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A YAMATO KATANA WITH KOSHIRAE
Mumei, 14th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune with small point (ko-gissaki), very slight torii-zori, forging pattern large mokume, tempered edge chu-suguha with ko-maru boshi, tang o-suriage, with two holes, one plugged, 60.8cm; encased in black lacquer saya decorated with sprinkled turquoise coloured inlays, cotton bound tsuka with menuki of tassled bag and gilt brass fuchi carved with bamboo, signed Yoshimasa and a square iron Shoami tsuba carved with a waterfall, signed Shoami Kanenori, (kashira missing, parts of saya with small chips, tsuka needs rewrapping), the scabbard 19th Century, the tsuba, 18th Century
Mumei, 14th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune with small point (ko-gissaki), very slight torii-zori, forging pattern large mokume, tempered edge chu-suguha with ko-maru boshi, tang o-suriage, with two holes, one plugged, 60.8cm; encased in black lacquer saya decorated with sprinkled turquoise coloured inlays, cotton bound tsuka with menuki of tassled bag and gilt brass fuchi carved with bamboo, signed Yoshimasa and a square iron Shoami tsuba carved with a waterfall, signed Shoami Kanenori, (kashira missing, parts of saya with small chips, tsuka needs rewrapping), the scabbard 19th Century, the tsuba, 18th Century