Details
A MINO SEKI KATANA
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1640-1660), SIGNED YAMATO (NO) KAMI FUJIWARA KANENOBU
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 4 sun, 9 bu (75.6 cm.); curvature (sori): shallow koshi-zori of 1.5 cm.; decrease in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1 cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): fine, dense wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): 'three trees' (sanbontsugi) in nioi and very fine nie.
Point (boshi): brushed (hakikake).
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): long, tapering, suriage (approximately 7 cm.) and with a thin, dry, brown patina; file marks (yasurime): slanting (katte-sagari); end (nakagojiri): shallow kuri-jiri; holes (mekugi-ana): two; signature (katanamei): Yamato (no) Kami Fujiwara Kanenobu.
Uchigatana-koshirae comprising: a black lacquer saya; black wrapped tsuka fitted with a pair of Mino Goto style shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira molded in relief with mountains, pines and cottages, unsigned; and a pair of shakudo and gold menuki of birds with sheaves of millet, early 19th century; a Ko-Mino style brown shakudo nanako tsuba decorated with grapes, leaves and vines; separate mimi; unsigned, 17th century--length of koshirae 103.8 cm.; length of tsuka 24.4 cm.; diameter of tsuba 7.6 cm.
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1640-1660), SIGNED YAMATO (NO) KAMI FUJIWARA KANENOBU
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 4 sun, 9 bu (75.6 cm.); curvature (sori): shallow koshi-zori of 1.5 cm.; decrease in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1 cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): fine, dense wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): 'three trees' (sanbontsugi) in nioi and very fine nie.
Point (boshi): brushed (hakikake).
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): long, tapering, suriage (approximately 7 cm.) and with a thin, dry, brown patina; file marks (yasurime): slanting (katte-sagari); end (nakagojiri): shallow kuri-jiri; holes (mekugi-ana): two; signature (katanamei): Yamato (no) Kami Fujiwara Kanenobu.
Uchigatana-koshirae comprising: a black lacquer saya; black wrapped tsuka fitted with a pair of Mino Goto style shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira molded in relief with mountains, pines and cottages, unsigned; and a pair of shakudo and gold menuki of birds with sheaves of millet, early 19th century; a Ko-Mino style brown shakudo nanako tsuba decorated with grapes, leaves and vines; separate mimi; unsigned, 17th century--length of koshirae 103.8 cm.; length of tsuka 24.4 cm.; diameter of tsuba 7.6 cm.
Provenance
John Hruby, Auburn, New York