Lot
206
A Katana
NANBOKUCHO PERIOD (LATE 14TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED SEIKAI FUKUTO NARI (SECOND SWORD OF SEIKAI)
Estimate
USD 5,000 - USD 7,000
A Katana
Nanbokucho period (late 14th century), inscribed Seikai fukuto nari (Second sword of Seikai)
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, extended kissaki and slight koshizori
Kitae [forging pattern]: itame mixed with mokume of jinie with chikei and tobiyaki
Hamon [tempering pattern]: hako gunome
Boshi [tip]: midare komi
Horimono [carving]: bohi ni soehi on both sides
Nakago [tang]: o-suriage, two holes
Habaki [collar]: wood
In shirasaya [plain wood storage scabbard]
Nagasa [length from tip to beginning of tang]: 67.6cm.
Motohaba [width at start of tempered edge]: 3.5cm.
Sakihaba [width at tip]: 2.2cm.
With a Tokubetsu Hozon (Sword Especially Worthy of Preserving) certificate issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated 2003.12.25.