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Arts of the Samurai
Lot 2264

A Soshu katana with mounts
By Tsunahiro, 17th century

20 March 2012, 13:00 EDT
New York

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A Soshu katana with mounts

By Tsunahiro, 17th century
Sugata (configuration): honzukuri, iroimune, koshizori, chugissaki
Kitae (forging pattern): itame in nie
Hamon (tempering pattern): midare changing to hitotsura with nie and tobiyaki
Boshi (tip): midare komi
Horimono (carving): futatsubi on both sides
Nakago (tang): o-suriage with kiri file marks and three holes, orikaeshi mei Tsunahiro
Habaki (collar): one-piece, silver-foil
Nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang): 26 7/16in (67.1cm)
Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 3/16in (3cm)
Sakihaba (width before tip): 7/8in (2.3cm)
In a shirasaya (wood storage scabbard)
Koshirae (mounts): nineteenth-century suite, comprising a black-lacquer ribbed saya fitted with silver hardware including an elaborate kojiri an oval tsuba and fuchi-gashira, all carved with crashing waves in high relief

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