Lot Essay
The signature on the blade may also be read as "Hidekuni"
Please see illustration on pages 30 and 31.
A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii-zori with extended chugissaki, itame hada, midare hamon, ubu nakago signed Terukuni, 19th century, 70.3cm., in an ishimeji black lacquer saya decorated with kuyomon, horn koiguchi, kojiri and kaeritsuno, iron fuchi-kashira carved and inlaid with deer, gilt karashishi menuki, mokumeji iron tsuba pierced with kuyomon and with traces of gold nunomezogan, signed Miochin Munesada saku
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A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii-zori with extended chugissaki, itame hada, midare hamon, ubu nakago signed Terukuni, 19th century, 70.3cm., in an ishimeji black lacquer saya decorated with kuyomon, horn koiguchi, kojiri and kaeritsuno, iron fuchi-kashira carved and inlaid with deer, gilt karashishi menuki, mokumeji iron tsuba pierced with kuyomon and with traces of gold nunomezogan, signed Miochin Munesada saku