Lexvdjagt Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 Mumei Osafune Harumitsu Katana Late Muromachi Period (Sue-Bizen) NBTHK Hozon Specifications: Nagasa: 63.4 cm (approx. 2 shaku 9 sun) Sori: 2.6 cm Motohaba: 2.86 cm Sakihaba: 1.96 cm Motokasane: 0.68 cm Sakikasane: 0.46 cm Mekugi-Ana: 2 Shinogi-zukuri, Iori-mune, Chū-kissaki Period: Late-Muromachi period around Eisho Jidai Blade Description: A stunning, unsigned katana attributed to Osafune Harumitsu, accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate and mounted in koshirae. The jigane is a well-forged itame hada with mokume mixed in, of a nice appreciable level. There are areas where the hada is more dense, with mostly itame; there are some stunning parts where the sword shows nice mokume patterns, with thick ji-nie and active chikei. The hamon is a large notare-based pattern, with ko-nie and nioi forming a slightly subdued but well-controlled temper line (very similar to a wave). Within the hamon, there are ashi, ko-ashi, and yō visible. The bōshi is straight with a slight hakikake, which returns. The nakago is suriage. The blade is fitted with a silver habaki featuring a wave motif. The blade is in excellent condition; there are some slight imperfections visible on the images, including some damage to the mune (possibly Homare-kizu?). Koshirae: The blade is mounted in a late Edo period han-dachi koshirae. Total Length: 94.5 cm Tsuka Length: 24 cm Saya: Black ishime lacquer with black lacquered horn kojiri Fittings: Matching set with nanako-ji and gold edging Menuki: Shakudō with plant motif Tsuba: Iron mokkō-gata with carved decoration and gold inlay The koshirae overall is likely a Bakumatsu period piece; the tsuka has been re-wrapped, so it does not preserve the original tsuka-ito. The tsuba is considerably older than the koshirae (in my opinion). 2 Quote
Lexvdjagt Posted March 21 Author Report Posted March 21 PRICE: €SOLD (EURO) Free shipping within the EU International shipping available (extra charge: €20–40) Express insured shipping (FedEx, UPS, DHL Express, etc.) Located in the Netherlands – Pickup available Payment Methods: Various payment methods are accepted, with bank transfer preferred. Please contact via PM to discuss payment options. Any questions are welcome. Feel free to contact me anytime. PS: There is no damage to the tip of the sword; this is a piece of dust still attached to the kissaki while taking pictures (which I did not notice when taking the images). There is also a Shirasaya, as can be seen in the first image. 2 4 1 Quote
Marcin Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 @Lexvdjagtto speed up sale post more koshirae pictures, especially saya. Quote
Lexvdjagt Posted April 8 Author Report Posted April 8 On request, an image of the Nakago next to the NBTHK hozon papers. Quote
ROKUJURO Posted May 9 Report Posted May 9 Hi Lex, looking at the KANTEISHO, I think I can read NAGASA: 2 SHAKU 0.9 SUN which would roughly match 63,4 cm 2 1 Quote
Lexvdjagt Posted May 9 Author Report Posted May 9 Just now, ROKUJURO said: Hi Lex, looking at the KANTEISHO, I think I can read NAGASA: 2 SHAKU 0.9 SUN which would roughly match 63,4 cm Hello Jean, Thank you for the correction. The KANTEISHO does indeed read 2 shaku 9 bu. I have now corrected this in the sales listing. Thank you for your input, as always. Greetings, Lex Quote
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