Unmounted Koto Dai-Sho

[Shirogitsune]

Unmounted Dai-Sho paired koto swords

 

DAI - SHO  (Reduced)

 

DAI

 

For the longer blade, I’m offering a fine koto example here, 70.3 cm, suriage (shortened but a signature remains), deep sori, likelyy Bizen, it has lost its papers somewhere along the way but is clearly no more recent than early Muromachi (c. 1394).  Deep koshi-zori, small kissaki, active hamon, some visible utsuri.  IN OLD (70%) polish, with one notable spot of spider rust at the hamachi and a few faint kitae-ware.  While it’s in old polish, it is clean enough that you can still see the polisher’s marks.  Comes with a silvered habaki in a shirasaya which began to separate, and which I simply duct taped together (easily be repaired)).  Asking $2,500 for the long blade alone and $1250 for the wakizashi or $3,000 for both blades together.

 

Signed: 守俊作 Moritoshi Saku.

 

Nagasa 70.3 cm. Sori 2.2 cm.

 

Motohaba 2.7 cm. Motogasane 0.7 cm.

 

Sakihaba 1.8 cm. Sakigasane 0.4 cm

 

Age: Oei (c. 1394)

 

SHO

 

Wakizashi in Shirasaya, a textbook example of Sue-Bizen craftsmanship by one of the most prominent 16th century Bizen smiths, Katsumitsu.  Fine visible hamon with great activity, in old but very presentable polish.  In shirasaya.

 

Signed: Bizen Kuni ju Osafune Katsumitsu 

 

Blade length:48.03cm/ 18.90 inches

 

Curvature: 2.27cm / 0.89 inches

 

Total length: 70.0cm/ 27.55 inches

 

Blade Weight: 389.0g

 

Total Weight: 634.0g

 

Age: Muromachi era (c. 1530)

 

Asking $1250 for the blade alone or $3,000 for both blades together.

 

I have posted a few photos on my Facebook page (Philip Fellman) and more in the Facebook sword groups.  I have also posted detailed inch by inch photos of both swords in my profile page under photos/Albums/Moritoshi Detail and Katsumitsu Detail.  You can also email me at shirogitsune@gmail.com