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Lot 3071

A Bizen katana in fine tachi mounts
Muromachi period (16th century)

18 March 2015, 13:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$7,500 inc. premium

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A Bizen katana in fine tachi mounts

Muromachi period (16th century)
Honzukuri, iorimune, o-gissaki, toriizori forged in ko-itame hada with a choji gunome tempered edge and a midarekomi boshi, both sides carved with bohi, the suriage tang with katte sagari file marks and three holes and inscribed Bishu Osafune Morimitsu with spurious date Oei nijunen sangatsu hi (1413.3), one-piece gilt copper habaki
Koshirae: comprising a nashiji lacquer saya decorated with the heraldic crests of the Tokugawa and Toyotomi families in gold takamaki-e and mounted with silver and silver-gilt fittings carved with matching crests on scrolling vines, the tsuka wrapped in purple silk over brocade and fitted with "tweezer"-style menuki with matching crests, the tachi mokko tsuba decorated to match
28 7/8in (73.3cm) long

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