A Kotō Katana In Fine Itomaki Tachi Mounts Muromachi period (1333-1573), 14th/15th century Honzukuri, iorimune, ko-gissaki

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A KOTŌ KATANA IN FINE ITOMAKI TACHI MOUNTS Muromachi period (1333-1573), 14th/15th century Honzukuri, iorimune, ko-gissaki, koshizori forged in itame hada with a ko-gunome tempered edge with some utsuri and a ko-maru bōshi , the ō-suriage tang with four holes (one truncated) and later file marks, with a one-piece silvered habaki ; the 18th-century itomaki goshira-e mounted with en suite shakudō nanako fittings chiseled and inlaid in gold with a three-leaf hollyhock crest including kojiri, semegane, ashikane , and fuchi and kabuto-gane , the gold- nashiji saya decorated with matching crests in shades of gold hiramaki-e and wrapped with silk decorated with auspicious symbols and blue silk thread, the tsuka also wrapped in blue silk and mounted with fuchi-gashira and triple-disc shakudō menuki chiseled with the hollyhock crest, the mokkō shakudō and gold tsuba decorated with the hollyhock crests on a nanako ground Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 57.7cm (22 3/4in) long.