- 1065
A Koto Bizen Aikuchi, blade dated 1571, mounts 19th century
Estimate
5,000 - 5,500 GBP
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Description
of almost straight hira-zukuri, ko-midare hamon of nie and nioi, tsuki-age boshi, mokume-hada, ubu-nakago with two mekugi-ana, mei Bishu Osafune ju Sukesada saku, Genki 2 (1571, 8th month), 27.5cm., 10 3/4 in.; saya of green nashiji with roundels of aquatic plants; silver aikuchi fittings, kozuka and kogai all carved with breaking waves with spots of spray in gilt
Literature
An N.T.H.K. Kantei sho certificates, issued 5th Febuary 1993, accompany the blade and the koshirae