拍品專文
The second blade: the inscription appears to state that the blade cut a falling rock.
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MUMEI: 15/16TH CENTURY; MEI: TAIRA AKIMORI SAKU, GIN-ZOGAN INSCRIPTION ON THE HABAKIMOTO: GANSAI RENRAKU - EIROKU GANNEN NIGATSU REN (1558), 16TH CENTURY
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A TACHI AND A SWORD WITH A RARE EARLY TAMESHIGIRI INSCRIPTION
Mumei: 15/16th century; Mei: Taira Akimori saku, Gin-zogan Inscription on the habakimoto: Gansai Renraku - Eiroku gannen nigatsu Ren (1558), 16th Century
The blade unokubizukuri with naginata-hi, chugissaki, itame-mokume hada with ji-nie, suguha hamon of ko-nie, chu-maru boshi, suriage nakago, 26in. (66cm.) in its brown lacquer part ribbed ishimeji saya decorated with a dragon, copper tachi mounts with katakiri of clouds, the saya with a matching dogane, gilt brass aoi tsuba with o-seppa and copper dragon menuki, 19th century; the second blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii zori with chugissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, suguha hamon of nie, midare-komi boshi, ubu nakago, there is what appears to be a cutting test inlaid in silver under the habaki which is pierced to display it, 22in. (58.1cm.), in a service mounting with a silver mon on the tsuka (2)
Mumei: 15/16th century; Mei: Taira Akimori saku, Gin-zogan Inscription on the habakimoto: Gansai Renraku - Eiroku gannen nigatsu Ren (1558), 16th Century
The blade unokubizukuri with naginata-hi, chugissaki, itame-mokume hada with ji-nie, suguha hamon of ko-nie, chu-maru boshi, suriage nakago, 26in. (66cm.) in its brown lacquer part ribbed ishimeji saya decorated with a dragon, copper tachi mounts with katakiri of clouds, the saya with a matching dogane, gilt brass aoi tsuba with o-seppa and copper dragon menuki, 19th century; the second blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii zori with chugissaki, itamehada with ji-nie, suguha hamon of nie, midare-komi boshi, ubu nakago, there is what appears to be a cutting test inlaid in silver under the habaki which is pierced to display it, 22in. (58.1cm.), in a service mounting with a silver mon on the tsuka (2)