Lot Essay
Kuniie was the grandfather and teacher of the eminent swordsmith Yoshindo Yoshihara
SWORDS
A SHOWA PERIOD KATANA BLADE, honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki and koshizori with ko-itame hada and saka-choji- midare hamon with profuse nie clusters extending across the ji, midare-komi boshi, ubu nakago with one mekugi-ana, signed Yoshihara Kuniie saku and dated Showa juyonen nigatsu Kichijitsu (1939)
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A SHOWA PERIOD KATANA BLADE, honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki and koshizori with ko-itame hada and saka-choji- midare hamon with profuse nie clusters extending across the ji, midare-komi boshi, ubu nakago with one mekugi-ana, signed Yoshihara Kuniie saku and dated Showa juyonen nigatsu Kichijitsu (1939)
66 cm. long, in shingunto koshirae with a major's hand-cord
66 cm. long, in shingunto koshirae with a major's hand-cord