Sold for €4,550
including Buyer's Premium
Unsigned, the blade attributed to Kanetsune
Japan, the blade 17th century, Edo period (1615-1868), the mounting Edo period (1615-1868)
The blade:
The sugata is shinogi-zukuri with iori mune, chu-kissaki, and torii sori, forged in masame hada, the hamon is gunome choji with some midare terminating in a suguha boshi, with pronounced nioi. The nakago with two mekugi-ana and a kuri jiri. The copper habaki with diagonal file marks.
The mounting:
The iron tsuba of aori gata form, pierced with two hitsu, and finely worked in gold and copper takazogan with a paulownia spray to one side. The iron kojiri decorated with a similar motif to both sides in gold, silver, and copper hirazogan. The iron fuchi and kashira neatly decorated in gold hirazogan with paulownia leaves and scroll designs. The tsuka covered in rayskin and wrapped with black textile. The parcel-gilt shakudo menuki modeled in the form of paulownia leaves as well. The saya superbly lacquered in silvery black with an ishime finish and reverse-decorated with swirling clouds.
With an NBTHK certificate attributing the blade to Kanetsune, and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kichyo (‘Especially Precious’) green paper for the koshirae.
NAGASA 69.4 cm, SORI 1.5 cm, LENGTH 96.6 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minor rust spots and tiny blisters to the blade, expected minor age cracks, flaking, and few small losses to the saya.
Originally, the paulownia seal was the private symbol of the Japanese Imperial Family, from as early as the sixteenth century. The Toyotomi clan, led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, later adopted the paulownia seal for use as the crest of his clan. After the Meiji Restoration, the seal was eventually adopted as the emblem of the Japanese government.
Unsigned, the blade attributed to Kanetsune
Japan, the blade 17th century, Edo period (1615-1868), the mounting Edo period (1615-1868)
The blade:
The sugata is shinogi-zukuri with iori mune, chu-kissaki, and torii sori, forged in masame hada, the hamon is gunome choji with some midare terminating in a suguha boshi, with pronounced nioi. The nakago with two mekugi-ana and a kuri jiri. The copper habaki with diagonal file marks.
The mounting:
The iron tsuba of aori gata form, pierced with two hitsu, and finely worked in gold and copper takazogan with a paulownia spray to one side. The iron kojiri decorated with a similar motif to both sides in gold, silver, and copper hirazogan. The iron fuchi and kashira neatly decorated in gold hirazogan with paulownia leaves and scroll designs. The tsuka covered in rayskin and wrapped with black textile. The parcel-gilt shakudo menuki modeled in the form of paulownia leaves as well. The saya superbly lacquered in silvery black with an ishime finish and reverse-decorated with swirling clouds.
With an NBTHK certificate attributing the blade to Kanetsune, and an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kichyo (‘Especially Precious’) green paper for the koshirae.
NAGASA 69.4 cm, SORI 1.5 cm, LENGTH 96.6 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minor rust spots and tiny blisters to the blade, expected minor age cracks, flaking, and few small losses to the saya.
Originally, the paulownia seal was the private symbol of the Japanese Imperial Family, from as early as the sixteenth century. The Toyotomi clan, led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, later adopted the paulownia seal for use as the crest of his clan. After the Meiji Restoration, the seal was eventually adopted as the emblem of the Japanese government.
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