A YAMASHIRO KATANA

SIGNED HEIANJO SANJO JU YOSHINORI SAKU AND DATED KANSHO YONNEN HACHIGATSU HI (A DAY IN AUGUST 1463)

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A YAMASHIRO KATANA
Signed Heianjo Sanjo Ju Yoshinori saku and dated Kansho Yonnen Hachigatsu hi (A day in August 1463)
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iorimune, deep koshizori, ko-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: tight ko-itame with mokume and fine even ko-nie.
Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha with variations of gunome, ashi, sunagashi and slight nijuba
Boshi [tip]: somewhat hakikake komaru
Nakago [tang]: ubu slightly curved with two holes, file marks katte sagari, ha-agari kurijiri
Habaki [collar]: single covered with shakudo and with gold inlay on the mune and ha edges
Nagasa [length of blade from tip to beginning of tang]: 61cm
Koshirae [mounting]: katana koshirae with laterally ribbed black lacquer saya and tsuka bound with black braid, shakudo nanako fuchi kashira of dragons among clouds carved in high relief with gilt details, shibuichi menuki and kurikata in the form of dragons with gilt inlay, silver kogai with a gilt shishi in high relief, screw-threaded mekugi of roundels in the form of curled dragons, mokkogata iron tsuba with a raised rim carved with a dragon among clouds sculpted in high relief with gilt and silver inlay on a tate-yasurimeji ground, on the reverse clouds and a torrent on which floats the 'treasure jewel' in katakiri bori and high relief gold inlay, kogai and tsuba both signed Kamo Yasuhiro with kakihan, fuchi and shibuichi kojiri signed Sho Go-I Kamo Yasuhiro and kao, 19th century.

Lot Essay

There are thought to have been several generations signing Yoshinori in Kyoto from the Nanbokucho through the early Muromachi period. At some time during the middle Muromachi period the school moved to Izumi. This light blade was obviously intended to be mounted as a tachi, and possibly for an elderly man. Despite the forging faults on the ura, the sword is of fine quality and well justifies the fine quality 'en suite' mounting by Kamo Yasuhiro.

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