mecox Posted July 10 Report Posted July 10 Type : Chigo-zashi (boys formal sword) in tachi style. Also called “chigo-to”. Ubu: all original Mei: Ietsugu Age : considered to be Taisho/early Showa Koshirae : in full original tachi koshirae of ito-maki style in green, total length is 67 cm. The kodogu all have matching engraved design, tsuba is tachi-style aoi-gata shape, has two engraved dragons each side and looks to be made of lead. Two matched pairs of seppa. Tsuka is well bound with quality same and has matched copper menuki (may be ceremonial bow and bag design). Saya has interesting brown lacquer with imbedded flake in good condition. Habaki is copper, one-piece well made with diagonal filing design. Nagasa : 38.5 cm. Sori : 1.8 cm Motohaba: 2.3 cm Nakago: length 10.7 cm, yasurime is sujikai, tip is katayama-gata typical for Kaga province. Hamon Type : suguha Jihada : not obvious Flaws : fine tate-ware. Description: Sword has a forged iron blade of good shape but basic manufacture. It is polished but not well finished. Suguha hamon is also basic although appears to have nioi sections. The sword overall is a well proportioned small scale tachi and in very good original condition. The ni-ji mei of IETSUGU 家次 is well cut on katana-mei. (There was a prominent line of Ietsugu tosho in Kaga Province in the late Koto and into the Shinto period, but this name not reported in modern times). The style of this sword is probably not for “Boys Day” but is for the older samurai tradition of the young son attending a festival, and these mounts are also called Iwai-zashi (“worn to the fesitival”). No sword stand is not included. Sword Location : Brisbane, Australia Will ship to : most locations Payment Methods Accepted : Paypal SOLD 3 2 Quote
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