Lot Essay
The blade was made by Mutsu no Kami Kaneyasu who worked in Osaka circa 1640. He is known as "Hidari Mutsu" from his habit of inscribing his signature in reverse
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A WAKIZASHI, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, torii-zori with chugissaki, running itame with mokume hada, gonome-midare hamon of nie, ji-nie, kinsuji, irregular boshi, o-suriage nakago with three mekugi-ana signed Mutsu no Kami in reverse script, mid 17th century, 65.9cm., in a speckled red lacquer saya, shakudo nanako fuchi-kashira decorated with boats in low relief, shibuichi menuki of butterflies, otafuku-mokkogata iron tsuba with a dragon in silver and gold nunome-zogan