Lot Essay
The long blade is an excellent example of the fine Bizen-style followed by the Kuwana smiths of Ise province.
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THE KATANA MEI: INSCRIBED BISHU JU OSAFUNE, BUT ISE-KUWANA UCHI, THE WAKISASHI MEI: IZUMI NO KAMI [AND THE REMAINDER: FUJIWARA KUNISADA CUT OFF], EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Details
A FINE DAISHO
The Katana Mei: Inscribed Bishu ju Osafune, but Ise-Kuwana uchi, The wakisashi Mei: Izumi no Kami [and the remainder: Fujiwara Kunisada cut off], Edo Period (17th Century)
The Katana blade, honzukuri and shallow tapering koshizori with itame-mokume hada becoming masame towards the point, o-maru boshi and suriage nakago, 29.3/8in. (74.8cm.); The wakizashi blade, honzukuri and torii-zori with short grooves, itame hada becoming tsukare, large midare hamon with profuse nie, hakkake boshi and suriage, 20in. (50.9cm.); both in a kuroronuri saya decorated with gold hiramakie dragon roundels, oval shakudo-nanako tsuba with takabori gilt dragons, matching kogai and kozuka on dai and sho respectively, all unsigned, and gilt dragon fuchi-kashira, inscribed Goto Senjo (2)
The Katana Mei: Inscribed Bishu ju Osafune, but Ise-Kuwana uchi, The wakisashi Mei: Izumi no Kami [and the remainder: Fujiwara Kunisada cut off], Edo Period (17th Century)
The Katana blade, honzukuri and shallow tapering koshizori with itame-mokume hada becoming masame towards the point, o-maru boshi and suriage nakago, 29.3/8in. (74.8cm.); The wakizashi blade, honzukuri and torii-zori with short grooves, itame hada becoming tsukare, large midare hamon with profuse nie, hakkake boshi and suriage, 20in. (50.9cm.); both in a kuroronuri saya decorated with gold hiramakie dragon roundels, oval shakudo-nanako tsuba with takabori gilt dragons, matching kogai and kozuka on dai and sho respectively, all unsigned, and gilt dragon fuchi-kashira, inscribed Goto Senjo (2)
Provenance
Sir Frank Bowden Collection