Description
14. KATANA KOTŌ ET SA MONTURE
Japon, XVIe/XVIIe siècle
The blade:
Shinogi-zukuri, koshi-zori, chū-kissaki;
Hamon: suguha;
probably suriage nakago with three mekugi-ana, mumei (unsigned).
Copper habaki.
The koshira-e:
the tsuka wrapped in same and bound with blue braid, fitted with copper-alloy menuki in the form of two running rats with gilt eyes, bronze nanako-ji fuchi-kashira, and a plain iron naga-maru-gata tsuba with two udenuki-ana;
the brown-lacquered saya decorated in kuro-urushi isogusa-nuri, fitted with kojiri, shitodome, and other bronze mounts inlaid with gold-wire scrollwork.
Total length 104 cm (40 7/8 in.); the blade (nagasa) 64.5 cm (25 3/8 in.) long; tsuba 8 cm (3 1/8 in.) (2).
To be sold without reserve
À propos de la vente
Asian Decorative Art including Japanese Arms and Armour from a European Collection
Lieu de vente
Date
23/10/2026 à 12h00
Crédits photos : Contacter la Maison de ventes
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