A Kotō Katana In Fine Mounts Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period, 16th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki

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A KOTŌ KATANA IN FINE MOUNTS Muromachi (1333-1573) or Momoyama (1573-1615) period, 16th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori in an indistinct forging pattern and tempered edge, the ō-suriage tang with two holes, with a one-piece gilt habaki ; the 19th-century koshira-e comprising a fine gold-lacquer saya decorated with a continuous landscape scene featuring thatch-roofed cottages among maple, pine, and blossoming cherry trees, with waterfalls and rocky hills in gold, silver, and red takamaki-e and highlights of okibirame , the uragawara decorated with Gyōbu nashiji and the shakudō kojiri and koiguchi chiseled in guri-bori style, fitted with kozuka and wari-kōgai also chiseled in guri-bori , the tsuka wrapped in black silk and fitted with shakudō and copper fuchi-gashira in guri style and gold and shakudō menuki formed as Daikoku with a rice bale, the oval shakudō tsuba fitted with a gold rim Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 61.2cm (24 1/8in) long.