Koyama Munetsugu (Active Circa 1830-1860) A Ken in Impressive Mounts Edo period (1615-1868)

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KOYAMA MUNETSUGU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1830-1860) A Ken in Impressive Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Kenzukuri forged in itame hada and with a ko-gunome tempered edge, chiseled with bōhi along the shinogi on both sides, the ubu tang with two holes, katte sagari file marks, signed Munetsugu kore o tsukuru and inscribed with a poetic inscription, with a one-piece copper habaki inscribed Inazuma (Lightning), and Kaminari (Thunder); the koshira-e mounted with brass fittings cast and chiseled in the style of archaic Chinese bronze, the saya decorated with inlaid same lacquered black and polished so the nodules appear, resembling stars in a night sky, the tsuka mounted with a phoenix-head kashira Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 78cm (30 3/4in) long.