UNSIGNED, WITH GOLD INLAY ATTRIBUTION SIGNATURE OF KANEUJI, MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY)

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A Mino School Katana
Unsigned, with gold inlay attribution signature of Kaneuji, Muromachi Period (15th Century)
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, slight koshizori, extended chu-kissaki

Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame with jinie

Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome of nie, deep ashi, inazuma, sunagashi

Boshi [tip]: hakikake, ko-maru with kaeri

Horimono [carvings]: bohi

Nakago [tang]: two holes

Habaki [collar]: double, copper-gilt

In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard]

Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 71.8cm.

Sori [curvature]: 1.4cm.

Motohaba [width at start of tempered edge]: 3cm.

Sakihaba [width before tip]: 2.1cm.

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Lot Essay

In old documents a Kaneuji is recorded as having been one ten pupils of Masamune of Soshu. Originally of the Yamato Tegai school, he migrated to Shizu in Mino Province and changed the first character of his name for a different character, which is pronounced the same. In this period he is known as Shizu Saburo. There was at least one contemporary known as Yamato Shizu, although the relationship is not clear. The characteristics of this sword are similar to early Mino work.

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