May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/10/2024
29.5cm nagasa, with classic hira zukuri form, iori mune, and an ubu nakago with kuri nakagojiri, but remounted with machi raised to fit new mounts. Gunome midare hamon with conspicuous nie throughout, and sunagashi. Hakikae boshi. Jihada mixed muji and masame. Horimono are a hi on right, and goma hashi on left. One piece gold foil habaki with horizontal scratching, silver foil seppa, tsuba depicting a man (oni?) with an umbrella in a rainstorm on a beach, accented with golden bolts of lightning and aquatic motifs including what appear to be conches; signed Kaneshige. Fuchi depicts a bear with a golden robe reading a scroll, a calligrapher with a bottle of sake, and a koto player. Nicely executed on a nanako ground, signed with what looks like "Motonori", menuki in the form of oars, and polished horn kashira. Kozuka of copper, with two raised men, one chasing after a fleeing octopus, while the other holds him back. Saya of a finely textured ground,with horn sayajiri. CONDITION: In good polish with clear features. Some scattered light handling marks, and some ware near goma hashi. Mounts are very good with some handling marks, saya with long cracks down nearly the whole length of spine and belly, with some chipping at extremities.
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