AUCTIONS IMPERIAL ARMS & ARMOR NOV 2024
By Auctions Imperial
Nov 23, 2024
1910 Thomes Ave, Cheyenne WY 82001, United States
KNIVES SWORDS ARMOR MATCHLOCK FLINTLOCK DAGGER PISTOL SWORD CANNON

LOT 111:

A JAPANESE SAMURAI KATANA SWORD

Sold for: $3,000
Start price:
$ 750
Estimated price :
$1,500 - $1,800
Buyer's Premium: 24.9%
sales tax: 6% On the full lot's price and commission
tags:

A JAPANESE SAMURAI KATANA SWORD
Latter Edo Period, with horn fuchi and kashira and tan tsuka ito, the shakudo menuki with gold. The signed sukashi tsuba with leaves and stalks. In its crimson lacquered saya, the signed kogatana with copper grip inlaid with gold, with silver two-piece habaki. The blade with very active grain and exceptionally fine, dramatic and rare temperline on both the hasaki and the mune. The tang signed KYOTO JU OKOCHI TSUNEHIRA and dated 1913 (Taisho Ox year.) In its storage bag, with recent NPO NTHK papers. Very slight wear, saya rubbed and chipped. Overall length 89.8cm / 33.75? nagasa 59.6cm / 23.46? Condition I