Lot Essay
Uesugi Terutora (1530-1578) was the famous Uesugi Kagetora who fought Takeda Shingen at Kawanakajima in northern Shinano in a series of encounters between 1553 and 1564.
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MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY), SIGNED SENJUIN
Details
A Mino Slung Blade (Tachi)
Muromachi period (15th century), signed Senjuin
The configuration shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge on both sides) and iori-mune (shallow-peaked back) with an o-kissaki (long point) and koshi-zori curvature (the high point of the arc is near the bottom of the blade) and carved with marudome (rounded-end grooves) on both sides; the forging patttern itame mokume (wood grain and wood burl patterns) with underlying masame (straight wood grain) running along the edge, the temper line suguba (parallel to the back) and with some activity in the form of nie and nioi (shining and cloudy particles produced in forging); the tip hakikake (brushed effect); the tang folded over, shortened and tapered, with additional signature Uesugi Terutora shoji (Uesugi Terutora, owner)
26 3/8in. (66.9cm.) long
With a wood storage scabbard
With a Tokubetsu kicho token (Especially precious sword) certificate no.5504855, dated 1980.4.7 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of Japan Art Swords)
Muromachi period (15th century), signed Senjuin
The configuration shinogi-zukuri (longitudinal ridge on both sides) and iori-mune (shallow-peaked back) with an o-kissaki (long point) and koshi-zori curvature (the high point of the arc is near the bottom of the blade) and carved with marudome (rounded-end grooves) on both sides; the forging patttern itame mokume (wood grain and wood burl patterns) with underlying masame (straight wood grain) running along the edge, the temper line suguba (parallel to the back) and with some activity in the form of nie and nioi (shining and cloudy particles produced in forging); the tip hakikake (brushed effect); the tang folded over, shortened and tapered, with additional signature Uesugi Terutora shoji (Uesugi Terutora, owner)
26 3/8in. (66.9cm.) long
With a wood storage scabbard
With a Tokubetsu kicho token (Especially precious sword) certificate no.5504855, dated 1980.4.7 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of Japan Art Swords)
Provenance
Walter Compton, sold these Rooms, Japanese Swords and Sword Fittings from the Collection of Walter A. Compton, part III, 17 December, 1992, lot 94
John Yumoto, San Francisco
John Yumoto, San Francisco