Kanesugi (Dates Unknown) A Mino Katana in Fine Itomaki Tachi Mounts Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century Of honzukuri

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KANESUGI (DATES UNKNOWN) A Mino Katana in Fine Itomaki Tachi Mounts Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century Of honzukuri, iorimune configuration with a slight koshizori curvature and a chū-gissaki tip, forged in itame hada mixed with mokume hada with a gunome tempered edge, becoming more irregular toward the tip and ending in a midare komi bōshi , both sides chiseled with bōhi , the machiokuri tang with two holes (one plugged) and signed Kanesugi saku , with a one-piece gilt habaki ; the 19th-century itomaki tachi goshira-e comprising a lacquer saya decorated in Gyōbu-nashiji and chrysanthemum crests in gold hiramaki-e , the tachi hardware including kojiri, fuchi-gashira , and semegane , all decorated en-suite with tomoe (whorls) and paulownia family crests in gold takazōgan on a shakudō nanako ground, the tsuka wrapped in dark blue silk and fitted with menuki matching the hardware, the san-mai awase mokkō tsuba decorated to match Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 68.2cm (26 7/8in) long. Footnotes: Provenance