Koto wakizashi MUROMACHI period (1333 - 1573) Signed... Lot 9

Koto wakizashi MUROMACHI period (1333 - 1573) Signed (mei): Munechika Blade (sugata): shobu zukuri, iori mune Forging pattern (hada): mokume Temper (hamon): suguha Tip (boshi): ko-maru Rocket (nakago): ubu keitai, haagari nakagojiri, three mekugi ana, kiri yasurime Length (nagasa): 46.3 cm Mount (koshira-e): en suite Tsuba: iron maru gata, the raised twisted mimi Habaki: made of gilt copper depicting Mount Fuji, decorated with a swastika on one side and a disc on the other Fuchi kashira: made of iron, the fuchi decorated with a disc and a swastika in brass inlay Kojiri: made of brass forming geometrical patterns Two kogatana: one kozuka made of brass, with striations and a swastika in slight relief, the other kozuka made of iron, decorated with a brass disc. Blade with hamon suguha and kaeri boshi Menuki : in brass, featuring a disc and a swastika on a striated background Scabbard (saya) : in textured red lacquer. Handle (tsuka) : laced with leather Provenance : Sale of the Bakhmeteff Collection, Me Lair Dubreuil et Bellier, Drouot, 16-18 January 1929