Osuriage katana in kyu-gunto koshirae with papers to Hirotaka

[Ray Singer]

Kyu-gunto in good condition koshirae with an old So-den Bizen style blade. Osuriage mumei. There is an NTHK kanteisho to Hirotaka, but the blade looks very much koto and has a complete nie-deki choji-midare hamon (with a resemblance to the style of Kencho/Chogi). The Shinto attribution given on the papers is very surprising, and although the blade is tired in a few areas the quality of workmanship is excellent.

 

$1,995 + shipping & PayPal