Lot 80: Koshirae Samurai Sword

Estimate: $700 – $900

Katana and Koshirae, Uchigatana, rare find, 38″ signed (sho stamp), “Noshu Seki Takeyama Yoshinao Saku”. Hamon similar to sanbon style, maru-boshi oil tempered, gold wash on copper habaki, nagasa 27.5″ (69.85cm), Torii-zori 1.8cm Iori-mune. Black lacquer Saya missing kutikata and fuchi, 10″ tsuka, brown ito over composite white sami over wood matching brass metal kiku-sui fuchi-kashira, pair two-shi-shi cub menuki, early thick iron plate maru-gata tsuba with wood grain “mokume Jitate” on the front side , kaku-mimi, kogai and kozuka ana, signed “Seshu Ju Nobuchika” 6mm thick.