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A BIZEN OSAFUNE TANTO
EARLY EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY), SIGNED BISHU OSAFUNE (NO) JU SUKESADA
Sugata: of hira-zukuri, iori-mune nagasa: 9 sun, 3.5 bu (25.2 cm.) sori: muzori. Jihada: itame. Hamon: togari notare in nie and nioi. Boshi: komaru. Nakago keitai: regular, ubu and with a dry, brown patina; nakagojiri: ha-agari kuri-jiri; mekugi-ana: one; mei, Bishu Osafune (no) ju Sukesada.
Tanto koshirae: roiro saya with silver kojiri engraved with waves; gilt hamadashi tsuba carved masame, unsigned, height 4.5 cm.; gilt kozuka engraved with Fuji and rubbed to base metal; ribbed gilt fuchi-kashira; shiiremono gilt menuki. Storage bag.
Accompanied by a Futsu kicho ninteisho, no. 5504929, dated Showa 55 (1980), issued by the N.B.T.H.K.; an origame, dated Showa 25 (1950), written by Hakusui Inami.
EARLY EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY), SIGNED BISHU OSAFUNE (NO) JU SUKESADA
Sugata: of hira-zukuri, iori-mune nagasa: 9 sun, 3.5 bu (25.2 cm.) sori: muzori. Jihada: itame. Hamon: togari notare in nie and nioi. Boshi: komaru. Nakago keitai: regular, ubu and with a dry, brown patina; nakagojiri: ha-agari kuri-jiri; mekugi-ana: one; mei, Bishu Osafune (no) ju Sukesada.
Tanto koshirae: roiro saya with silver kojiri engraved with waves; gilt hamadashi tsuba carved masame, unsigned, height 4.5 cm.; gilt kozuka engraved with Fuji and rubbed to base metal; ribbed gilt fuchi-kashira; shiiremono gilt menuki. Storage bag.
Accompanied by a Futsu kicho ninteisho, no. 5504929, dated Showa 55 (1980), issued by the N.B.T.H.K.; an origame, dated Showa 25 (1950), written by Hakusui Inami.