Koto wakizashi
MUROMACHI period (1333 - 1573)
Signed (mei) : Komei Rai Kunitoshi (?) Jumyô no konomi ni yorite Nobuhide kore wo ageru [Formerly signed Rai Kunitoshi (?). Shortened by Nobuhide, in the taste of Jumyô]
Blade (sugata): hira zukuri, iori mune
Forge pattern (hada): itame
Temper (hamon): suguha
Tip (boshi): not visible
Rocket (nakago): o suriage keitai, kiri nakagojiri, three mekugi ana, kiri yasurime
Length (nagasa): 22.7 cm
Mounting (koshira-e): made of aikuchi
Tsuba fuchi kashira kojiri kurikata: en suite in shibuichi with incised decoration in slight relief of waves
Kogatana: kozuka en suite, ringed with central decoration of waves and swirl.
Mekugi : in shibuichi and gilded copper decorated with a phoenix and paulownia flowers
Scabbard (saya) : ringed in ro-iro lacquer
Provenance : old sale number 310
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