Sale 6638
London
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13 November 2002
Price realised
GBP 13,145
Estimate
A Tachi Blade Ascribed to Bizen Kanemitsu Signed Tachi Bishu Osafune Kanemitsu, Nanbokucho Period (14th Century) The blade honzukuri, iorimune, koshi-zori with extended chu-kissaki, itame hada with ohada and ji-nie, notare hamon of nioi with ko-nie, midare boshi, a futasuji-bi on the ura, a bohi ni soebi on the omote, suriage nakago, tachi-mei 28 3/8in. (72.1cm.), in shirasaya
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