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Property from the Albert Maroni Family Collection
A USHU TANTO
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KUNISHIGE SAKU
细节
A USHU TANTO
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KUNISHIGE SAKU
Configuration [sugata]: hira-zukuri with iori-mune, no curvature
Forging pattern [jihada]: itame
Tempering pattern [hamon]: nodare, with nioi
Point [boshi]: kaeri-fukai
Tang [nakago]: shape (keitai): slender and tapering, unshortened (machi-okuri); file marks (yasurime): kesho-yasuri; end (nakagojiri): iriyama-gata; holes (mekugi-ana): two
length from tip to beginning of tang [nagasa]: 23.5 cm
Collar [habaki]: single silver
In shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) with attestation by Sato Kan'ichi (1907-1978) for the sword
Scabbard [koshirae]: the black lacquered aikuchi koshirae scabbard decorated in silver and gold lacquer with dragon, applied with silver fuchi-gashira and sayajiri with dragon and clouds, silver kozuka signed Kiyoaki (Goto Kiyoaki; b.1815) and the gilt kogatana signed Kunitomo Mitsuo kore tsukuru; 37.5 cm. long
The mounting accompanied with Tokubetsu kicho shodogu certificate, issued by Nihon bijutsu token hozon kyokai, 23 January (no. 170); the sword had a Tokubetsu kicho token certificate, 26 February 1976 (no. 321290), now missing
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED KUNISHIGE SAKU
Configuration [sugata]: hira-zukuri with iori-mune, no curvature
Forging pattern [jihada]: itame
Tempering pattern [hamon]: nodare, with nioi
Point [boshi]: kaeri-fukai
Tang [nakago]: shape (keitai): slender and tapering, unshortened (machi-okuri); file marks (yasurime): kesho-yasuri; end (nakagojiri): iriyama-gata; holes (mekugi-ana): two
length from tip to beginning of tang [nagasa]: 23.5 cm
Collar [habaki]: single silver
In shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) with attestation by Sato Kan'ichi (1907-1978) for the sword
Scabbard [koshirae]: the black lacquered aikuchi koshirae scabbard decorated in silver and gold lacquer with dragon, applied with silver fuchi-gashira and sayajiri with dragon and clouds, silver kozuka signed Kiyoaki (Goto Kiyoaki; b.1815) and the gilt kogatana signed Kunitomo Mitsuo kore tsukuru; 37.5 cm. long
The mounting accompanied with Tokubetsu kicho shodogu certificate, issued by Nihon bijutsu token hozon kyokai, 23 January (no. 170); the sword had a Tokubetsu kicho token certificate, 26 February 1976 (no. 321290), now missing
展览
On loan to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 31 December 1973
荣誉呈献

Takaaki Murakami (村上高明)
Vice President, Specialist and Head of Department | Korean Art