May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/10/2024
Dated a day in Bunkyu 2, 12th month, (December, 1862) on signed "Osafune ju Sukekane". 28cm nagasa of classic hirazukuri form with a muji hada with a choji-midare hamon with areas of kinsuji and conspicuous nie. Hira zukuri form with iori mune, ubu kuri nakagojiri, and chu-maru boshi. One piece copper habaki. Wonderful themed mounts with tsuba of a rich chocolate iron base with relief spider, spiderweb, and dragonfly, accented in gold. Fuchi with a larger, more detailed and gilt dragonfly, which is repeated on kashira. Menuki of mixed metal in the form of chickens. Kozuka made of shibuchi depicting what appears to be a riverside encampment accented in gold. Saya with a finely textured ground, with smooth negative space dragonflies. Sayajiri with another nicely detailed dragonfly, en suite with fuchi and kashira. In a sword bag decorated with plum blossoms. With a Japanese Art Swords Record of Sword. CONDITION: Blade is reasonable polish, with features of hamon clearly visible, some surface scratches particularly towards bottom half of the blade, and a minor pockmark on mune. Mounts are very good with some rubbing, and patches of mossing. Saya is very good with a few abrasions at and above kurkiata.