A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, deep torii-zori, chugissaki, itamehada, gunome-midare hamon of nioi and nie, ji-nie, midarekomi boshi, a three quarter length bo-hi on the ura, ubu unsigned nakago, 19th century, 69.4cm.; in a handachi koshirae, the saya of ishime-ji black lacquer with futatsu-domoe mon in polished reserves, full handachi mounts comprising fuchi-kashira, kurikata, seme and kojiri of shibuichi ishimeji with gilt and shakudo futatsu domoe mon, the menuki gilt triple futatsu domoe mon; and an iron tsuba with tsuchime-ji plate and roped rim inlaid with cloisonne roundels, signed Hirata Hikoshiro, 19th century, 7.9cm. (3)

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A KATANA, the blade honzukuri, iorimune, deep torii-zori, chugissaki, itamehada, gunome-midare hamon of nioi and nie, ji-nie, midarekomi boshi, a three quarter length bo-hi on the ura, ubu unsigned nakago, 19th century, 69.4cm.; in a handachi koshirae, the saya of ishime-ji black lacquer with futatsu-domoe mon in polished reserves, full handachi mounts comprising fuchi-kashira, kurikata, seme and kojiri of shibuichi ishimeji with gilt and shakudo futatsu domoe mon, the menuki gilt triple futatsu domoe mon; and an iron tsuba with tsuchime-ji plate and roped rim inlaid with cloisonne roundels, signed Hirata Hikoshiro, 19th century, 7.9cm. (3)

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The koshirae is from the Collection of Dr. Walter Ames Compton Part II sale, in 22 October, 1992

With a hozon kanteisho for the blade attributed it to Kanezaki of Inaba province in the shin-shinto period

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