SOSHU
(Soshu) Daito (fss-236)
Mei: SÔSHÛ
(Remainder is cut off)
Date: Late Nambokucho to early Muromachi
(KOTO)
Nagasa : 27 1/8 "
Sori: 24 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 26.9 mm
Width at the yokote: 19.4 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 5.8 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: suriage
Kitae: o-mokume/masame
Hamon: gunoe-midare
Boshi: midare-komi
Condition: excellent old polish
This beautiful daito is from the soshu school. Soshu school swords are not found all the time for sale and are quite rare, especially in this condition and quality with a signature. This sword shows many of the soshu traits making it very interesting for a collector. it is gunome-midare of nie, with ashi, tobi-yaki,ni-juba and a midare-komi boshi. The daito is long at 27-1/8' and has a very elegant shape and feel. It has no flaws and comes polished.
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Katana
Mei: SÔSHÛ (Remainder is cut off) (Late Sôshû) (Note: The block around the
kanji for SHÛ indicates that it is missing.
Length: 2 Shaku 2 sun 8 bu
As a result of a shinsa at this organization, the above item has been
determined to be Hozon Tôken,
July 27, 1985
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This Daito comes polished in a shirasaya, and is accompanied with mounts, a tsunagi and is papered by them NBTHK.
This sword is on consignment.
Asking price:
$12,5000.00(Shipping and handling included)
Reduced for a short time only to
SOLD
$11,000.00
(Plus Shipping and Handling)
Order number for this item is : fss-236
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