Koto O-tanto Middle MUROMACHI period (1333... Lot 8

Koto O-tanto Middle MUROMACHI period (1333 - 1573) Signed (mei): Bishu (no) ju Tsuguyoshi Blade (sugata): hira zukuri Forging pattern (hada): mokume Temper (hamon): hamon suguha Tip (boshi): togari Rocket (nakago): ubu keitai, haagari nakagojiri, two mekugi ana, kiriyasuri yasurime Length (nagasa): 29.3 cm Mount (koshira-e): Tsuba: Namban-style openwork iron and shibuichi hokei gata with scroll decoration, one side lacquered, thick suaka seppa Fuchi kashira: iron with inlaid shibuichi and gilt copper decoration of kanji (fuchi) and foliage (kashira) Kojiri: in iron with shibuichi inlaid decoration of Namban style scrolls, in continuation with kashira Kogai: in iron inlaid in hirazogan of gilt copper in the shape of a vajra Kogatana: Kozuka in iron decorated with a rain dragon in slight relief and shibuichi inlay. Blade signed Hyuga (no) Kami Fujiwara Masahisa (?) Menuki and kurikata : in openwork iron in the Namban style Scabbard (saya) : wakizashi in grey matte lacquer in imitation of iron Provenance : sale Bakhmeteff Collection, Mes Lair-Dubreuil et Bellier, Drouot, 16-18 January 1929