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MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY), SIGNED TSUNEIE
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A Bizen Katana in Mounts
Muromachi period (15th century), signed Tsuneie
Sugata [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-gissaki, torii-zori
Kitae [forging pattern]: itame of tightly packed ji-nie
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome choji-midare in nie and nioi with ko-ashi and tobi-yaki
Boshi [tip]: midare-komi
Horimono [carving]: bo-hi on both sides
Nakago [tang]: ubu with three holes and katte-sagari file marks
Habaki [collar]: double, gold
Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 24½in. (62.2cm.) Motohaba [width at start of tempered edge]: 1¼in. (3.2cm.)
Sakihaba [width before tip]: 7/8in. (2.2cm.)
In shirasaya [wood storage scabbard]
Koshirae [set of mounts]: handachi-goshirae comprising a black-lacquer saya with silvered-copper ishime-ji hardware; tsuka mounted with silvered-copper ishime-ji fuchi-gashira and copper, gold and shakudo menuki carved as courtiers on horseback, 19th century
With Tokubetsu hozon token (Sword especially worthy of preserving) certificate no. 100737 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 1985.2.26
With certificate no. 7305 issued by the Nihon Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated 1984.5.12 (2)
Muromachi period (15th century), signed Tsuneie
Sugata [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-gissaki, torii-zori
Kitae [forging pattern]: itame of tightly packed ji-nie
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome choji-midare in nie and nioi with ko-ashi and tobi-yaki
Boshi [tip]: midare-komi
Horimono [carving]: bo-hi on both sides
Nakago [tang]: ubu with three holes and katte-sagari file marks
Habaki [collar]: double, gold
Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 24½in. (62.2cm.) Motohaba [width at start of tempered edge]: 1¼in. (3.2cm.)
Sakihaba [width before tip]: 7/8in. (2.2cm.)
In shirasaya [wood storage scabbard]
Koshirae [set of mounts]: handachi-goshirae comprising a black-lacquer saya with silvered-copper ishime-ji hardware; tsuka mounted with silvered-copper ishime-ji fuchi-gashira and copper, gold and shakudo menuki carved as courtiers on horseback, 19th century
With Tokubetsu hozon token (Sword especially worthy of preserving) certificate no. 100737 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japan Art Sword), dated 1985.2.26
With certificate no. 7305 issued by the Nihon Token Hozon Kai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated 1984.5.12 (2)