KATANA MEI: SUKEMITSU, WAKIZASHI MUMEI, BOTH BLADES 15-16TH CENTURY
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Katana Mei: Sukemitsu, Wakizashi Mumei, both blades 15-16th Century
The katana blade honzukuri, iorimune, deep koshi zori with extended chugissaki, itame-masamehada with ji-nie, ko-notare hamon of nioi, kaen boshi, ubu nakago (refinished), 27in. (69.6cm.); the wakizashi blade honzukuri, iorimune, deep torii zori with extended chugissaki, tsukare itamehada, suguha hamon, o-maru boshi suriage nakago, 17in. (44.1cm.); in their aogai lacquer saya, the katana fuchi-kashira shakudo nanako with kiku and other flowers in iroe takazogan, 17th century, iron tsuba (corroded) carved with a hare and waves, shakudo menuki of Hotei and his sack, shibuichi nanako kogai inlaid with a shishi, signed Tsunekatsu and gold kao, the wakizashi fuchi-kashira shibuichi with a rat and kakemono in iroe takazogan, inscribed Yasuchika, shakudo menuki of Hotei and his sack, iron tsuba with a hare, shakudo nanako ko-Goto kozuka with flowers (worn), 19th century (2)
Katana Mei: Sukemitsu, Wakizashi Mumei, both blades 15-16th Century
The katana blade honzukuri, iorimune, deep koshi zori with extended chugissaki, itame-masamehada with ji-nie, ko-notare hamon of nioi, kaen boshi, ubu nakago (refinished), 27in. (69.6cm.); the wakizashi blade honzukuri, iorimune, deep torii zori with extended chugissaki, tsukare itamehada, suguha hamon, o-maru boshi suriage nakago, 17in. (44.1cm.); in their aogai lacquer saya, the katana fuchi-kashira shakudo nanako with kiku and other flowers in iroe takazogan, 17th century, iron tsuba (corroded) carved with a hare and waves, shakudo menuki of Hotei and his sack, shibuichi nanako kogai inlaid with a shishi, signed Tsunekatsu and gold kao, the wakizashi fuchi-kashira shibuichi with a rat and kakemono in iroe takazogan, inscribed Yasuchika, shakudo menuki of Hotei and his sack, iron tsuba with a hare, shakudo nanako ko-Goto kozuka with flowers (worn), 19th century (2)