A Kotō Katana In Attractive Mounts Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century Of honzukuri, iorimune

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A KOTŌ KATANA IN ATTRACTIVE MOUNTS Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century Of honzukuri, iorimune, ko-gissaki configuration with a slight koshizori curvature forged in itame hada with a ko-gunome tempered edge ending in a midare komi bōshi , the ō-suriage tang with later file marks, with a one-piece gilt habaki ; the 19th-century koshira-e mounted with shakudō nanako fittings, comprising a black-lacquer saya fitted with a kozuka chiseled and inlaid in gold with a courtier's hat and various articles associated with aristocratic leisure games, including a kemrai (kick ball), bows, bamboo flute, and handscrolls, the frame shakudō and gilt, the tsuka wrapped in green silk and mounted with fuchi-gashira chiseled and inlaid in gold and silver with samurai in scenes from the Tales of the Heike, and gold, silver, and shakudō menuki formed as a scholar playing a zither, the rounded rectangular tsuba chiseled in high relief and inlaid in gold with samurai beneath a pine tree making offerings to the turbulent sea Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 66cm (26in) long.