May 8-10, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/10/2024
70.1cm nagasa, classic shinogi zukuri form with kuri nakagojiri and iori mune. Ko kissaki with ko maru boshi, a very tight itame/mokume jihada, almost konuka, with some chikei and a hint of masame towards ha. Hamon a well executed suguha, with some spots of ashi, sunagashi, and some gunome bumps at monouchi. Katanamei signed "Minamoto Moritoshi". In a set of mounts with Inro-Kizami saya with vacant slot for kozuka, mumei tsuba pierced with floral designs, and fuchi and kashira depicting nature scenes with a bird and the moon over a cloudy, menuki in the form of horses. CONDITION: In good polish showing features throughout. Some spots of ware, most noticeable at the shinogi-ji on omote, and a circular ware on the ura. An attractive sword.