Suketaka (Dates Unknown) A Musashi Shin-shintō Katana in Fine Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Honzukuri, iorimune

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SUKETAKA (DATES UNKNOWN) A Musashi Shin-shintō Katana in Fine Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki , shallow toriizori forged in ko-itame hada with a bold gunome midare tempered edge and ko-maru bōshi with hakikake , the ubu tang with one hole, sujikai file marks and signed Suketaka , with a one-piece gilt-copper habaki ; the koshira-e mounted with en-suite guri-bori fittings chiseled with scrolling vines with layers of alternating shakudō and copper, the saya decorated in black lacquer inlaid with mokume patterns in aogai , the tsuka wrapped in black silk and mounted with fuchi-gashira and large copper, gold, and shakudō menuki formed as fireflies and swirling waters, with a mokkō tsuba simulating guri lacquer. Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 69.2cm (27 1/4in) long.