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Property from the Collection of Izuka Kunio
Lot 981
A Bizen ichimonji tachi
Attributed to Kanesue
Kamakura period (1185-1333), circa 1210
24 September 2020, 10:00 EDT
New York

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A Bizen ichimonji tachi

Attributed to Kanesue
Kamakura period (1185-1333), circa 1210

Sugata (configuration): honzukuri, iorimune, koshizori, ko-gissaki
Kitae (forging pattern): ko-itame
Hamon (tempering pattern): suguha mixed with ko-choji in nie with ashi
Boshi (tip): ko-maru
Nakago (tang): o-suriage with two holes and signed Kanesue
Habaki (collar): one-piece gold
Nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang): 26 5/8in (67.6cm)
Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 3/16in (3cm)
Sakihaba (width before tip): 13/16in (2.1cm)
In a shirasaya (wood storage scabbard)

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