THE PROPERTY OF AN OVERSEAS GENTLEMAN
For the tang of lot 425, please see illustration overpage.
A SAKUSHU TAKADA KATANA WITH KOSHIRAE
MEI: SAKUSHU TAKADA JU NOBUKANE, 19TH CENTURY
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A SAKUSHU TAKADA KATANA WITH KOSHIRAE
Mei: Sakushu Takada ju Nobukane, 19th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune with o-gissaki, slight torii- zori, forging pattern tight itame and masame running through, tempered edge elongated midare with ashi, maru-boshi, tang ubu, 72.8cm.; encased in textured black lacquer saya with the cotton bound tsuka with gilt menuki of dragon with iron mounts en suite decorated with silver gama-hada, and a large iron rounded square tsuba carved in relief with vine leaves, and faintly bearing the rebus signature Umetada, (slight damage to the scabbard, tsuba rusted)
Mei: Sakushu Takada ju Nobukane, 19th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune with o-gissaki, slight torii- zori, forging pattern tight itame and masame running through, tempered edge elongated midare with ashi, maru-boshi, tang ubu, 72.8cm.; encased in textured black lacquer saya with the cotton bound tsuka with gilt menuki of dragon with iron mounts en suite decorated with silver gama-hada, and a large iron rounded square tsuba carved in relief with vine leaves, and faintly bearing the rebus signature Umetada, (slight damage to the scabbard, tsuba rusted)