A shinto daisho
A shinto daisho

EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY), THE KATANA WITH SIGNATURE SUKEHIRO AND WITH DATE INSCRIPTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 1654; THE WAKIZASHI SIGNED OMI NO KAMI MINAMOTO HISAMICHI WITH A CHRYSANTHEMUM MON

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A shinto daisho
Edo period (17th century), the katana with signature Sukehiro and with date inscription in accordance with 1654; the wakizashi signed Omi no kami Minamoto Hisamichi with a chrysanthemum mon
KATANA:
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, even breadth, shallow curve, chu-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome midare, ashi, yo, of nie reaching almost to the shinogi in places
Boshi [tip]: ko-maru
Nakago [tang]: suriage, o-sujigai file marks on ura, kiri file marks on upper part of omote o-sujigai file marks on lower part bearing the two character signature Sukehiro, kirijiri
Habaki [collar]: double copper gilt
Nagasa [length of blade]: 68.3cm

WAKIZASHI:
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, deep curve with fumbari, chu-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame with fine ji-nie
Hamon [tempering pattern]: o-notare with gunome-midare broad ashi, sunagashi
Boshi [tip]: ko-maru
Nakago [tang]: suriage, two mekugi-ana, sujigai file marks, kirijiri
Habaki [collar]: double copper gilt
Nagasa [length of blade]: 53.1cm

Koshirae [mounting]: 19th-20th century
The daisho koshirae with black lacquered saya, round shakudo nanako tsuba, the sho with single kozuka hitsu-ana, and kozuka of shakudo nanako with cranes fying over the sea in takazogan with gilt details, menuki of gilt dragons and triple gilt roundels of paired stags horns respectively, fuchi-kashira of shakudo nanako with cranes in takazogan, gilt details, both signed Sadayoshi with a kao
Both blades with shirasaya having inscriptions by Hakusui, that for the sword with inscription Sukehiro also with a statement that the blade is illustrated in Osaka Shinto zufu (4)

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