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A MINO WAKIZASH WITH CANE A BIZEN KATANA WITH MOUNTS
SWORD MOUNTS Attributed to Kanenaga, Nanbokucho period (14th century)
By Kaneyoshi, Edo period (17th century) Sugata (configuration): honzukuri, iorimune, chu-gissaki and toriizori
Honzukuri, iorimune, chugissaki, toriizori Kitae (forging pattern): itame mixed with masame
with itamehada with a gunome tempered Hamon (tempering pattern): choji gunome midare with ashi, yo, sunagashi, tobiyaki, chikei and utsuri
edge mixed with toranba with tobiyaki, Boshi (tip): midare komi
sunagashi, nie and nioi, the boshi hakikake, Horimono (carving): bohi on both sides
ubu tang with o-sujikai file marks and one Nakago (tang): suriage with three holes and kiri file marks
hole, signed Kaneyoshi, two-piece copper Habaki (collar): one-piece gold foil
and gilt foil habaki, 18 1/16in (45.9cm) long, Nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang): 27 3/4in (70.5cm)
in a shirasaya Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 3/16in (3.1cm)
Sakihaba (width before tip): 7/8in (2.2cm)
The black-lacquer cane sword mounts In shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) with extensive sayagaki detailing the provenance and dated 1919
finished to resemble a walking stick, iron tip
$2,500 - 3,500 The koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer saya decorated with gold chinkinbori (incised
and inlaid) wave decoration, the kojiri and koiguchi with a variation on the design, the tsuka
wrapped in black silk and mounted with shakudo iro-e fuchi-gashira with scenes from the
Heike monogatari (The Tales of the Taira Family), gold and shakudo menuki of warriors, an oval
iron sukashi Kenjo tsuba with landscapes in silver and gold nunomezogan
$15,000 - 20,000
Provenance
Omura family, Hizen province, by repute
With origami for the blade and koshira-e written by Living National Treasure (Ningen kokuho)
Hon’ami Nisshu (1908-1995), dated 1956.4.
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