For the tang of lot 446, please see illustration on page .
A BIZEN KATANA IN RADEN SCABBARD AND SOTEN STYLE SHAKUDO MOUNTS
MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE NORIMITSU, AND DATED BUNMEI HACHINEN (1477) NIGATSU BI, 15TH CENTURY
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A BIZEN KATANA IN RADEN SCABBARD AND SOTEN STYLE SHAKUDO MOUNTS
Mei: Bishu Osafune Norimitsu, and dated Bunmei hachinen (1477) nigatsu bi, 15th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune, chu-gissaki, with slight torii-zori, forging pattern tight itame with tempered edge of choji-midare with midare boshi, tang slight machi-okuri, with two holes, 65.7cm.; encased in raden saya with plain horn kojiri, kurikata and koiguchi, the white cotton bound tsuka with shakudo Soten fuchi-kashira decorated with warriors, menuki of warriors and a shakudo circular tsuba pierced and carved in marubori with Gempei war, with signature Soheishi Nyudo Soten sei, 19th Century
Mei: Bishu Osafune Norimitsu, and dated Bunmei hachinen (1477) nigatsu bi, 15th Century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune, chu-gissaki, with slight torii-zori, forging pattern tight itame with tempered edge of choji-midare with midare boshi, tang slight machi-okuri, with two holes, 65.7cm.; encased in raden saya with plain horn kojiri, kurikata and koiguchi, the white cotton bound tsuka with shakudo Soten fuchi-kashira decorated with warriors, menuki of warriors and a shakudo circular tsuba pierced and carved in marubori with Gempei war, with signature Soheishi Nyudo Soten sei, 19th Century