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ICHIHARA NAGAMITSU
(DATES UNKNOWN)
A Gendaito Katana (Long Sword) with Mounts
Showa era (1926-1989), circa 1930-1940s
Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-gissaki, torii-zori,
forged in itame hada with nioi and nie and a
choji-midare tempered edge with a ko-maru
boshi, the ubu tang with kessho file marks
and two holes, signed Nagamitsu, in shirasaya
(wood storage scabbard); with two koshira-e
of military and contemporary mounts, the latter
comprising a mustard-yellow lacquered saya
with roiro-nuri ribbed top, the tsuka covered
in black same (rayskin) with black leather
tsukamaki in lozenge pattern, and fitted with
shakudo menuki of Sanbaso dancers and
shakudo fuchi-gashira depicting Empress
Jingu, the brass tsuba carved with a paulownia
tree and clematis; with three storage bags
and four certificates.
The sword overall: 83cm (32 5/8in) long;
the blade: 61.5cm (22¼in) long. (10).

£5,000 - 6,000
JPY970,000 - 1,200,000
US$6,500 - 7,900
Accompanied by certificate no. 3017623 issued
by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai
(Society for the Preservation of the Japanese
Art Sword) designating this katana as a Hozon
Token (Sword Worthy of Preservation),
dated 13 June 2018.
The tsuba, fuchi-gashira, and menuki in the
contemporary koshira-e accompanied by nos.
4008596, 4008594, and 4008586 respectively,
issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai
(Society for the Preservation of the Japanese
Art Sword) designating these sword fittings
as Hozon Tosogu (Sword Fittings, Worthy of
Preservation), dated 19 November 2015.

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