MEI: BISHU OSAFUNE SUKESADA, 16TH CENTURY
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A KOTO TACHI ASCRIBED TO SUKESADA
Mei: Bishu Osafune Sukesada, 16th century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii zori with extended chugissaki, mokumehada with itame, suguha hamon with ko-gunome of nioi with nie and ashi, chu-maru boshi, the ura with an atobori dragon and ken horimono, suriage nakago, 28in. (71cm.); in its nashiji saya decorated with gilt aoimon, full tachi mounts of patinated brass chiselled with dragons and waves overall, gilt copper aoimon menuki, 19th century
Mei: Bishu Osafune Sukesada, 16th century
The blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii zori with extended chugissaki, mokumehada with itame, suguha hamon with ko-gunome of nioi with nie and ashi, chu-maru boshi, the ura with an atobori dragon and ken horimono, suriage nakago, 28in. (71cm.); in its nashiji saya decorated with gilt aoimon, full tachi mounts of patinated brass chiselled with dragons and waves overall, gilt copper aoimon menuki, 19th century