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MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY), THE KATANA SIGNED SUKESADA, THE WAKIZASHI ATTRIBUTED TO OSAFUNE TSUNEIE
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A Daisho (Pair of Swords) with Mounts
Muromachi period (16th century), the katana signed Sukesada, the wakizashi attributed to Osafune Tsuneie
Katana:
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, toriizori, chu-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame with slight bo-utsuri
Hamon [tempering pattern]: koshi no hiraita midare of nioi with ashi
Boshi [tip]: ichimai
Horimono [carving]: marudome on both sides
Nakago [tang]: ubu with one hole
Habaki [collar]: single, gilt-copper
Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 63.8cm.
Wakizashi:
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, toriizori, chu-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: mokume with bo-utsuri
Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha, ko-midare of nioi with ashi
Horimono [carving]: kakinagashi grooves on both sides
Nakago [tang]: o-suriage with three holes
Habaki [collar]: single, gilt-copper
Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 46.1cm.
Koshirae [set of mounts]: pair of black-lacquer saya designed with ribs and decorated with family crests in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, the hardware all shakudo nanako-ji decorated with crests in gold takazogan, the iron katana tsuba pierced with a stylized crane and the wakizashi tsuba an oval shakudo nanako-ji plate pierced with an aperture, gilt-metal menuki designed with three crests and flying cranes
Both blades with Hozon Token (Sword Worthy of Preserving) certificates issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword) dated 2005.8.12 (2)
Muromachi period (16th century), the katana signed Sukesada, the wakizashi attributed to Osafune Tsuneie
Katana:
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, toriizori, chu-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame with slight bo-utsuri
Hamon [tempering pattern]: koshi no hiraita midare of nioi with ashi
Boshi [tip]: ichimai
Horimono [carving]: marudome on both sides
Nakago [tang]: ubu with one hole
Habaki [collar]: single, gilt-copper
Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 63.8cm.
Wakizashi:
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, toriizori, chu-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: mokume with bo-utsuri
Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha, ko-midare of nioi with ashi
Horimono [carving]: kakinagashi grooves on both sides
Nakago [tang]: o-suriage with three holes
Habaki [collar]: single, gilt-copper
Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 46.1cm.
Koshirae [set of mounts]: pair of black-lacquer saya designed with ribs and decorated with family crests in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e, the hardware all shakudo nanako-ji decorated with crests in gold takazogan, the iron katana tsuba pierced with a stylized crane and the wakizashi tsuba an oval shakudo nanako-ji plate pierced with an aperture, gilt-metal menuki designed with three crests and flying cranes
Both blades with Hozon Token (Sword Worthy of Preserving) certificates issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword) dated 2005.8.12 (2)