September 10-12, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/12/2024
38.7cm nagasa of a slender shinogi zukuri form, 4.5cm at the motohaba. Ha agari kurijiri nakagojiri with katte sagari yasurime. Katana mei reads "Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi". Very tight gunome hamon based on suguha, with Kyoto style yakidashi. Jihada looks mokume mixed with itame; boshi is out of polish but looks like yakizume. In a contemporary shirasaya with a solid one piece brass habaki. CONDITION: Good, with some ware and a few spots of sumi. A little out of polish, but features are largely visible throughout. A nice example, noticeably light at 164g