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A BIZEN OSAFUNE TACHI
EARLY MUROMACHI PERIOD (14-15TH CENTURY), SIGNED NAGAMITSU SAKU
Sugata: shinogi-zukuri with hira-zukuri with iori-mune and ko-kissaki [reshaped]; nagasa: 2 shaku, 5 sun (75.8 cm.); torii-zori of 3.5cm. Jihada: tightly-compacted ko-itame. Hamon (saiha): medium suguha in nioi and some nie with ashi, yo, ko-ashi and koshi-ba with slight mizukage visible. Boshi: indistinct. Nakago: slender, tapering, probably ubu, corroded and with a semi-dry patina; yasurime: sujikai; nakagojiri: one-sided kuri-jiri; mekugi-ana: two; mei: tachi-mei, Nagamitsu saku.
Handachi-goshirae: saya covered with paper printed with gauffrage fretwork and painted red; full silvered copper handachi mounts; shaped iron tsuba with brass fukurin and decorated with dragons and networks in silver nunome, unsigned, height 8.2cm.; shakudo and gilt ho-o menuki.
EARLY MUROMACHI PERIOD (14-15TH CENTURY), SIGNED NAGAMITSU SAKU
Sugata: shinogi-zukuri with hira-zukuri with iori-mune and ko-kissaki [reshaped]; nagasa: 2 shaku, 5 sun (75.8 cm.); torii-zori of 3.5cm. Jihada: tightly-compacted ko-itame. Hamon (saiha): medium suguha in nioi and some nie with ashi, yo, ko-ashi and koshi-ba with slight mizukage visible. Boshi: indistinct. Nakago: slender, tapering, probably ubu, corroded and with a semi-dry patina; yasurime: sujikai; nakagojiri: one-sided kuri-jiri; mekugi-ana: two; mei: tachi-mei, Nagamitsu saku.
Handachi-goshirae: saya covered with paper printed with gauffrage fretwork and painted red; full silvered copper handachi mounts; shaped iron tsuba with brass fukurin and decorated with dragons and networks in silver nunome, unsigned, height 8.2cm.; shakudo and gilt ho-o menuki.