May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/10/2024
75cm nagasa of classic shinogi zukuri form, with a mixture of itame and masame, with a whisper of nagare in a few places. Chikei and jinie visible throughout. Hamon is a very gentle notare based on suguha, becoming somewhat more active at the mono-uchi. Tight, well controlled nioguchi, also opening up somewhat at the mono-uchi. Hamon with good activity, including sunagashi and kinsuji. Nakago is ha agari kurijiri with kiri yasurime and a single mekugi-ana. With a one piece habaki with gold and silver foil intended to duplicate the look of a two-piece, and a later set of fittings with a textured black saya, sayajiri in the form of fans, heavy nadekaku gata form tsuba and floral menuki. With a Japanese Art Swords LLC Record of Sword attributing the blade to Doudanuki Kouzukenosuke, better known as Dotanuki Masakuni. CONDITION: Good, in polish, with some very minor ware, but no shinae or hagire. Mounts with handling marks throughout, saya with a repaired crack along the ha side. A well presenting sword.