Lot Essay
Kiyonori was a leading swordsmith of the Bizen Yoshii school, working about Eikyo era (1429)
Various Properties
A TANTO, the blade takenokozori and iorimune with bohi each side, forging detail obscured, gonome hamon of ko-nie and komaru boshi (point chipped), ubu nakago with two mekugi-ana, signed Fujiwara Kiyonori (of Bizen province), 15th century, 26.9 cm. long; in kuroronuri saya decorated with paulownia in yamimakie (kurikata missing), the metal fittings en suite in shakudo-nanakoji sprinkled with kirimon and comprising a kurikata, uragawara, kuchigane, kogai and kozuka, hamidashi tsuba and circular menuki (hilt-braid defective), early 19th century; and a pair of menuki of triple hanabishi form (3)
Details
A TANTO, the blade takenokozori and iorimune with bohi each side, forging detail obscured, gonome hamon of ko-nie and komaru boshi (point chipped), ubu nakago with two mekugi-ana, signed Fujiwara Kiyonori (of Bizen province), 15th century, 26.9 cm. long; in kuroronuri saya decorated with paulownia in yamimakie (kurikata missing), the metal fittings en suite in shakudo-nanakoji sprinkled with kirimon and comprising a kurikata, uragawara, kuchigane, kogai and kozuka, hamidashi tsuba and circular menuki (hilt-braid defective), early 19th century; and a pair of menuki of triple hanabishi form (3)