July 29 - August 19, 2024 Timed internet Only Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/20/2024
38cm nagasa, just shy of 15" (approximately 14.96"), of hira zukuri form. State of polish has obscured grain, but temper appears to be gunome. Gold washed copper habaki with incise carving of falling rain. Nakago with kurijiri, two mekugi-ana, and higaki yasurime. Tsuba with a carved dragon amongst the clouds around the rim, with bronze wire highlights on eyes and whiskers. Signed Umetada, with a second set of characters heavily softened. Fuchi and kashira with florals, menuki soft but look like a fan and a package? Saya with a textured body and slotted for a kozuka, which has paulownia flowers on handle and traces of adhesive on blade in the form of kanji, which is vaguely visible. CONDITION: Blade is out of polish with consistent surface scratching throughout, and fukure and kizue at habaki moto, left side, and some micro-chips to mono uchi. Mounts are loose, with some handling m,arks throughout. Saya with some handling marks and scrapes to bare wood, with splits along belly, koi guchi missing. Kozuka blade is bent.