Antique Swords $3,000 and Up
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Koto
Rai Katana with NBTHK Papers attributed to ChioTsuru |
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Signature: Mumei,
attributed to Chiotsuru
Year Made: Koto/Muromachi Jidai
Forging Pattern: Itame with Chikei
and Ji Nie
Tempering Pattern: Midare
Dimensions: Nagasa:
25 7/16", Nakago: 6 1/4", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 3/4",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 13/16"
Mountings: Blade Only. I will
leave it up to the buyer to decide how to mount up this sword and price
accordingly.
Overall Condition: This is a
very nice Koto sword from the Rai school, papered to ChioTsuru by the
NBTHK.
The polish is a old but good that the blade can be left as is.
Lots of great activity in the hada and hamon in typical Rai style. Priced
well below market before habaki and shirasaya are made for sale to someone
that might want to mount it differently. This is an exceptionally nice
Yamashiro den sword. The ChioTsuru school was founded by Rai KuniYasu,
they signed their works Chiotsuru (Thousand Generation Crane), existing
works are quite rare.
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| $7,750 |
507KAT3 |
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Minamoto YoshiChika |
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Signature: NiDai
Minamoto YoshiChika Kore (2nd gen.)
Year Made: 1940s
Forging Pattern: Mokume
Tempering Pattern: Choji Midare.
Difficult to photograph due to old polish but it is a nice active temper.
Dimensions: Nagasa: 26
1/16", Nakago: 7 1/2", Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 9/32", Sori: 13/16"
Mountings: 1934 Pattern shin-gunto
mounts of good quality (sukashi tsuba and gold washed habaki), the wear and
tear of combat shows but everything matches and is in good shape.
Overall Condition: Very
good. The sword is nicely made and with the length and hi would make a
fine sword for iai or an unusual shape for the collector of gendaito or WW
II militaria. YoshiChika was famous for making swords that cut extremely
well. Many of the Imperial Guards used swords made by him. This is a very
rare signature for the Nidai Smith and this sword was likely custom ordered,
most YoshiChikas I have seen are made with Ikubi boshi, bohi and gunome
midare hamon. Yoshichika swords are quite hard to come
by and in high demand, especially one that is this configuration.
Read more about
this smith.
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| $5,750 |
608kat1 |
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Shinshinto
Blade in WW II Mounts |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Shinshinto
Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Notare with ashi
Dimensions: Nagasa:
27 3/8", Nakago: 8", Mihaba: 1
9/32", Sakihaba: 27/32",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 5/8"
Mountings: WW II Guntowith foiled
habaki
Overall Condition: This
blade is very health and may never have been repolished. It does have
some chips in the edge most of which are about 1 mm, a couple about 2 mm.
There is also what looks like a sword cut in the mune (see picture).
This sword looks like it was in one good battle. There are other scraps,
scratches and scuff marks. All the damage except the sword cut will
come out in a good polish and this will still be a very health nice looking
sword. The koshirae is all very good quality and in excellent
condition. There is a family mon in the fuchi. The habaki is
foiled and appears to be shibuichi. It is in very serviceable condition
and has superb balance.
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| $4,750 |
608KAT6 |
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Koto Katana in
Naval Mounts with Large Node Same Saya |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Koto
Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
26 5/16", Nakago: 7 3/8", Mihaba: 1
1/16", Sakihaba: 23/32",
Kasane: 7/32", Sori: 3/8"
Mountings: WW II Naval Gunto
mounts with same saya and silver wash habaki with a custom fitted old tsuba
and original tassle.
Overall Condition: The
temper is very sleepy but there are no forging flaws. The same on the
saya is 98% solid with only a few spots of missing lacquer that are
difficult to see. The tsuka is solid and the ito is in very good
condition. The fittings are also in very good condition.
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| $4,750 |
608KAT8 |
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Koto Katana in Higo Koshirae |
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Signature: Mitsukane
Year Made: Koto
Forging Pattern: Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Nagasa:
27 ", Nakago: 8 1/4 ", Mihaba: 1
1/32", Sakihaba: 5/8",
Kasane: 3/16", Sori: 3/4"
Condition:
The blade is in old polish with minor openings but there are no
notable defects. Given the age of the polish, there are the typical
scratches, some signs of old, light surface rust that have been cleaned
away, and some newer rust areas near the kissaki. Nice Higo mountings
are in very good condition. The leather wrap in very nice and solid.
The fuchi-kashira and kojiri are shibuichi. The saya shows signs of
cracking along the seems and there are areas of minor denting and one spot
of missing lacquer at the kojiri, which could be easily restored.
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| $4,750 |
508KAT2 |
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Shinshinto
Blade in Original Period Mounts |
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Signature: Mumei
Year Made: Shinshinto
Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Choji Midare
Dimensions: Nagasa:
27 1/8", Nakago: 7 1/4", Mihaba: 1
3/8", Sakihaba: 1",
Kasane: 9/32", Sori: 11/16"
Mountings: Stone finish saya.
period mounts, iron tsuba and one piece copper habaki
Overall Condition: The blade
has no forging flaws, is very wide and health. There are scuff marks
and some rub marks but the blade can still be easily enjoyed as is.
The fittings are all matching and in very good condition. The
lacquered ito is deteriorating, very easily
restored for a few hundred dollars to a color of your choice. Very nice
same and menuki. The tsuba is iron and habaki is a one piece copper
some of the original gold plating left. Overall a nice original
and complete package.
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| $5,750 |
909kat2 |
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Long
ShinShinto Katana by
Hiroshige with NTHK Papers |
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Signature: Echigo
Hiroshige
Year Made: 1800s
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha with
waves of nie and nioi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
27.9", Nakago: 9.6", Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 3/4",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: 3/8"
Mountings: There is a gunto tsuba,
sepa and tsuka, no saya. There is a one piece copper habaki in good
condition that appears to have had a silver wash at one time.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in good, solid condition with no flaws except for light scratches that run the length of
the blade. A good polish would make this blade a nice addition to
anyone's collection. Or leave it as is, all the activity is visible in
this condition.
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| $4,000 |
306KAT25 |
SALE $3500 |
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Showa Yoshimune Katana |
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Signature: Takahashi
Yoshimune
Year Made: Made in September
1941
Forging Pattern:
Masame
Tempering Pattern: Choji
Dimensions: Blade Length:
38", Negasa: 29 1/2", Mihaba: 1
5/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 3/4
Mountings: WW II Navy Koshirae
with Mon, Shirasaya with one
gold washed Habaki
Condition: The blade is in excellent condition with a very nice
fresh polish. There is one small area with wari which can be seen in
the pictures. The shirasaya is well made and in fine condition.
The seem has opened at the koiguchi probably from temperature and humidity
changes. The gunto koshirae is also in excellent condition for its
age. There are only a few small rub marks near the kogiri also visible
in the pictures. |
| $10,000 |
807kat6 |
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Katana with NTHK Papers in Gunto Mounts |
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Signature: Morioka
Masayoshi
Year Made: Meiji
Forging Pattern:
Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gonome
with ashi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
31 7/8", Negasa: 24 13/16", Mihaba: 1
1/16", Sakihaba: 11/16",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: WW II Koshirae and Shirasaya with one
piece gold wash Habaki. The wash is mostly worn away (see pic).
Condition: The blade and the shirasaya are both in fine
condition. The gunto koshirae is in very nice condition. There
are a couple of very small chips and one small bump down near the kogiri.
The ito has a few spots where it is starting to fray. These are
visible in the pictures. |
| $8,200 |
807kat9 |
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Gassan Sadakazu in Beautiful Imperial Court Koshirae |
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Signature: Teishitsu
Gigeiin (Imperial Court Artist) Gassan SadaKazu
Year Made: Taisho 2 (1913), October
Forging Pattern:
Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
Dimensions: Blade Length:
25", Nakago: 6", Mihaba: 1", Sakihaba:
5/8",
Kasane: 3/16", Sori: 3/4"
Mountings: Gassan Sadakazu
(1836-1918) was awarded the title of Teishitsu Gigeiin (Imperial Arts and
Crafts Expert) by Emporer Meiji in 1890. He was one of the first seven
arts to receive this title. Sadakazu is responsible for keeping the
Gassan school in existence during to early-mid Meiji period when most sword
smiths were forced to give up their trade because of lack of demand for
swords.
The full court koshirae and
shirasaya in mint condition, the lacquer work is very good quality.
The habaki is a one piece gold washed.
Condition: The sword and koshirae are excellent in condition
and quality. The lacquer work is very high quality. The
shirasaya is a little older but in very fine condition. This is a very
beautifull show piece. |
| $18,750 |
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Item:
807kat2 |
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Hirazukuri Tanto by MasaTsugu with NTHK Papers |
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Signature: Arisugawa
Miya Maiko Niwa MasaTsugu Saku.
Year Made: Meiji 43, August
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: O-Gunome Notara
Dimensions: Blade Length:
14.25", Nakago: 4.25", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Kasane: 7/32"
Mountings: Comes in shirasaya with
a one piece silver habaki
Overall Condition: The blade
is in very nice condition with no forging problems. |
| $5,000 |
807tanto1 |
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Wakizashi by
First Generation Toshinaga |
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Signature: Toshinaga
Year Made:
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Notare-Midara
Dimensions: Blade Length:
20.5 ", Nakago: 6", Mihaba: 1
3/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: "
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece gold foiled habaki, both in very nice condition
Overall Condition: blade is
in excellent condition with a beautifull polish. There are a few grain
openings up in the shinogu-ji just under the mune. |
| $6,000 |
1106wak1 |
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Gendai Katana by ToshiHide |
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Signature: Horii
ToshiHide, Showa 16 8th month.
Year Made: 1941
Forging Pattern:
Tight Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gunome
Dimensions: Blade Length:
26.2 34", Nakago: 8.5", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: 9/16"
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece silver foil Habaki
Condition:
Excellent. Recently restored. He
was born in Shiga Prefecture in 1886, ToshiHide was one of the pre-eminent
smiths of his time and was also know as KaneAki or HideAki. When the crown
prince was born in 1933, he changed his name to ToshiHide, concerned that
his name contained the same Aki character as the prince. He is listed as a
High to Superior Grade Gendai smith and was awarded a Special Honor Noted
Seat in the 1941 Exhibition. Please see 807kat4 for another sword by
this smith signed HideAki |
| $7,500 |
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Item: 807kat5 |
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Ikkansai Shigetsugu Gendai Katana |
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Signature: Ikkansai
Shigetsugu
Year Made: A Day in May 4th
Year of Taishi (1915)
Forging Pattern:
Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
with abundant gonomi ashi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
26.25 ", Nakago: 7.25", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece gold foil Habaki
Condition: Excellent. Recently restored. His birth
name is Kasama Yoshikazu, born on April 1st 1886 in Shizuoka. He
studied under his uncle Miyaguchi Shigetoshi and continued his training
under Morioka Masayoshi. Shigetsugu was Nihonto Tarne Denshusho's
Master Swordsmith. His work is highly regarded and coveted by advanced
gendaito collectors.
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| $7,500 |
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807kat3 |
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Gendaito by SadaSugu |
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Signature:
Seki Noshu ju Takai SadaSugu Kore Wo
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Midare in nie with sunagashi
Dimensions: Blade Length: 25.4 inches
Nakago: 8.5 inches 7 mm thick 30 mm wide
Mountings: Shirasaya.
Overall Condition: Excellent. Recent polish and
shirasaya. Nice active hamon and hada on this nicely restored sword. |
| $4375 |
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Item: 104kat12 |
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Gendai Katana by SukeHiro |
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Signature: Sukehiro
Year Made: Showa 17, 1941.
Forging Pattern:
Masame mixed with Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gunome
Midari with Ashi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
25.75 ", Nakago: 8.25", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: Gunto and Shirasaya
with one piece silver wash Habaki
Condition: Very Good. Recently restored with original gunto
mounts. SukeHiro is a Rikugun Jumei Tosho during WW2 producing high
grade gendaitos. This is a very nice sword with an active hamon and
well forged hada. |
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807kat11 |
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Wakizashi by Takamichi |
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Signature: Takamichi
Year Made: Shinto
Forging Pattern: Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gonome with nioi
Dimensions: Nagasa:
17 3/4", Nakago: 8", Mihaba: 1
1/8", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 7/16"
Mountings: New shirasaya in fine
condition. The habaki is a two pice gold foil with carved mon.
The is a little bit of foil sepparation at the munemachi.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in excellent condition with recent polish. There are no problems
with the blade. It is a very fine collector's piece.
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Shinshinto Gassan Katana with Horimono with NBTHK Green
Papers |
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Signature: Setsuyo
Ju Gassan
Sadayoshi tsukuru.
Year Made: 1830-1860
Forging Pattern:
Ko-Itame
Tempering Pattern: Suguha
with Niedeki and fine activity above the hamon
Dimensions: Blade Length:
28 7/8", Nakago: 9.5" Mihaba: 1
3/8", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 5/16", Sori: 1/2", Kissaki: 2 3/8"
Condition:
This blade is in excellent condition, bright fresh polish. Gassan
Sadayoshi (1800-1870) is the Osaka Gassan school founder, one of the most
popular Shin-Shinto schools, and he was known for his fine horimono. The horimono of the dragon is superb! and is in excellent condition with only
the very slightest of loss from polishing. The Niedeki is quite attractive and
strong. This is a very health blade, pleasing to hold and examine. There are two shirasaya,
one older with a sayagaki (first four pictures) and the second (next
two pictures) is very fresh and well made.
The shirasaya with the sayagaki is splitting along the seems. The wood
is repairable. The habaki is a one
piece gold foil. |
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807kat1 |
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Gendaito by Well Known Showa Smith Yoshihara Kuniie |
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Signature: Yoshihara Kuniie ___ ___.
Year Made: Show 17th year, 10th moon, lucky day (October, 1942)
Forging Pattern: Tight mokume and itame mix
Tempering Pattern: Chogi/toran midare mix in copious nie
Dimensions: Blade Length: 26.5 inches
Nakago: 8.75 inches 7 mm thick and 32 mm wide at Hamachi
Mountings: '34 pattern shin-gunto mounts of high quality with all matching parts and a silver family mon on the kabutogane, lacquer on saya and same/ito are in poor condition but the fittings themselves are in good shape. Koshirae is held together by a tsunagi or wooden copy of the sword. Also included is a shirasaya with a sayagaki by Tanobe-san of the NBTHK. We have not translated the sayagaki and if we do will post the translation at a later date.
Overall Condition: The sword is in fresh polish and shows the beautiful formations of nie and ko-nie. It is very well worked and is flawless except for a small ware near the front on the ura side. An excellent addition for the collector of Showa swords and having the original mounts as well is a plus. |
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Gendai Katana by Hideaki |
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Signature: ZuiSen
MinaMoto HideAki, with a custom ordered signature
Year Made: Showa 7 1933.
Forging Pattern: Itame
Tempering Pattern: Gunome
with midare
Dimensions: Blade Length:
30", Nakago: 8.25", Mihaba: 1
5/16", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: .5/16", Sori: 13/16"
Mountings: Shirasaya with one
piece silver Habaki
Condition: Excellent. More commonly known as ToshiHide, HideAki was
one of the pre-eminent smiths of his time. When the crown prince was
born in 1933, he changed his name to ToshiHide, concerned that his name
contained the same Aki character as the prince. This is perhaps one of
his last HideAki signed swords. He is listed as a High to Superior
Grade Gendai smith and was awarded a Special Honor Noted Seat in the 1941
Exhibition. |
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807kat4 |
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Long Katana by
Masachika with NTHK papers |
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Signature: Hosokawa
Masachika
Year Made: 1800s
Forging Pattern: Itame-Masame
Tempering Pattern: Suguba with nie and
nioi
Dimensions: Blade Length:
28.6", Nakago: 9.4", Mihaba: 1
5/16", Sakihaba: 15/16",
Kasane: 9/32", Sori: 1"
Mountings: The World War II gunto
mounts are good quality with a sukashi tsuba and silver washed detail on the
rest of the kodogu. The paint on the saya is chipping off and it
appears to have been repainted. There is one dent just above the
kogiri.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in good condition with only minor scratches and some stains.
It is in its original pre war polish which has seen action, this sword will
restore very nicely.
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ToshiNaga
Wakizashi |
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Signature: Mutsu
no Kami Toshinaga
Year Made: Shinto
Forging Pattern: Mokume
Tempering Pattern: Notare
Dimensions: Nagasa:
20 3/8", Nakago: 6 1/8", Mihaba: 1
1/4", Sakihaba: 7/8",
Kasane: 1/4", Sori: 1/2"
Mountings: New shirasaya with a
gold foiled habaki.
Overall Condition: The blade
is in perfect, new polish. Toshinaga is the brother of
Yamashiro no Kami Toshinaga, he lived in Rakuyō and Hanyō, and later moved
to Ise. His style resembles that of Yamashiro no Kami (Toshinaga)
and swords are rated wazamono (extremely sharp). |
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NTHK Papered Edo Ishido MitsuHira Katana |
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Signature:
Mumei, Attributed to Dewa no Kami Minamoto Mitsuhira.
Tsuba signed and papered to Shoami Oshu Nanbu Tsuba.
Forging Pattern: Mokume with
O-hada and masame
Tempering Pattern: Choji with
Utsuri
Dimensions: Blade Length:
27.3
inches Nakago: 8.1 inches 6.5
mm thick 30 mm wide
Mountings: Ribbed red lacquer saya
with restored leather wrapped handle with period iron fittings and papered
tsuba. Solid silver habaki.
Overall Condition: Excellent.
In fresh polish. This is an exceptional katana from
one of the most sought after schools of the Shinto Period. The Edo
Ishido school was founded by Korekazu and Mitsuhira was one of its most
imminent smiths. This is a Jo-saku rated smith that have numerous Juyo
papered swords. This is a classic example of this smith's work in
Ichimonji style with an excellent choji hamon and utsuri. His swords
are rated Ryo-Wazamono for very good cutting ability. |
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Item: 704kat11 |
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NBTHK Papered Sue Koto Mihara Masaie in Papered Edo Period
Mounts |
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Signature:
Mihara Masaie (circa 1500s)
Forging Pattern: Itame and
masame
Tempering Pattern: Midare
Dimensions: Blade Length:
14.3
inches Nakago: 4.2 inches 6
mm thick 27 mm wide
Mountings: Full period mounts.
NBTHK papered (circa 1800s)
Overall Condition: Excellent.
In fresh polish. This is a Sue Mihara tanto has great
forging in difficult to find original Edo period mounts in excellent
condition. Both the blade and the mounts are papered on this sword. |
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