MUMEI, 17TH CENTURY
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A LATE SOSHU SCHOOL KATANA IN EDO HIGO KOSHIRAE
Mumei, 17th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune, both sides with double grooves of hosobi and naginatahi throughout the blade, with large point (o-gissaki), slight koshi-zori, forged itame, tempered edge nakasugu ha [nibbled straight] with ko-maru boshi continued from midare, sunagashi and nijuba in the monouchi area to both sides, tang slightly suriage with three holes, 71.3cm.; encased in brown lacquer saya resembling bark with horn kurikata, koiguchi, Higo iron kojiri, cotton bound tsuka with Higo iron fuchi-kashira decorated with kiku and clouds in gold nunome zogan and shakudo menuki of horses, a heavy iron mokkogata tsuba carved with geese alighting beneath mountains, (small damage to koiguchi and saya), 18th/19th Century
Mumei, 17th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune, both sides with double grooves of hosobi and naginatahi throughout the blade, with large point (o-gissaki), slight koshi-zori, forged itame, tempered edge nakasugu ha [nibbled straight] with ko-maru boshi continued from midare, sunagashi and nijuba in the monouchi area to both sides, tang slightly suriage with three holes, 71.3cm.; encased in brown lacquer saya resembling bark with horn kurikata, koiguchi, Higo iron kojiri, cotton bound tsuka with Higo iron fuchi-kashira decorated with kiku and clouds in gold nunome zogan and shakudo menuki of horses, a heavy iron mokkogata tsuba carved with geese alighting beneath mountains, (small damage to koiguchi and saya), 18th/19th Century