A Katana in Tachi in Koshirae Sugata:  Shinogi-Zukuri Iori...

Estimate

£600 - £900

A Katana in Tachi in Koshirae

• Sugata:  Shinogi-Zukuri Iori-mune with shallow tori-zori


• Nagasa:. 66.0 cm


• Motohaba: 2.8cm Sakihaba: 1.9cm Kasane: 7mm


• Hada: details obscured by light abrasion


• Hamon: gunome midare


• Kissaki: chu-kissaki with ko-maru boshi with short kaeri


• Nakago:  Suriage, three mekugi ana, single character of the original mei “Oshu” remains on the omote.


• Koshirae: Tachi Koshirae with Aoi-gata tsuba with gold inlay

Provenance: purchased in a local UK antique shop 1957.

Lots 992 - 1009 comprise a collection of Japanese edged weapons assembled by the late Mr MacCormick between 1953 and 1963, with one final addition added in 1998. They were all purchased within the UK at local auctions, antique shops or privately. They have never been submitted for shinsa. Within the Collection there is a Daisho (large and small swords) and a good Gendaito from the Showa period. 

All of the works are in largely untouched condition and a professional polish would undoubtedly reveal more detail of hada, hamon and boshi. Equally the koshirae include a number of interesting tsuba and small fittings which are worthy of further study and preservation. 

Mellors & Kirk gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Paul Bowman in the cataloguing of this collection