Description:
A KATANA IN KOSHIRAE BY MORITAKA
Japan, probably late 16th century, Muromachi period (1336-1573)
The blade:
The shape of the blade is shinogi-zukuri with iori mune, suguha hamon with nie and masame hada. The tang is ubu with one mekugi-ana and the yasurime is kattesagari. Signed Kongobyoe MORITAKA, one of the master swordsmiths from the Bungo school in Kyushu.
The mounting:
Round iron tsuba with ryohitsu, openworked and rather abstract-floral decorations. Fuchi and kashira are densely crafted with several motifs such as a blossoming peach, bamboo, rocks and birds, partly with gold takazogan over nanakoji.
Two menuki under the tsuka-ito. The double habaki is gilt. The saya is lacquered with a lively pattern in black and red hues. The kozuka is missing. With sageo.
NAGASA 53 cm
total LENGTH in koshirae 74 cm
Provenance: Hungarian private collection.
Condition: The saya in excellent condition. The kozuka is missing. The blade in good condition with only minor faults.