ISE NO KAMI IWAMAKI NOBUSADA

(Mino) Nobusada (fss-277)

Mei: mumei   Date: Kan'ei(1624-1644)
Nagasa : 30 7/8 "
Sori: 15 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 35 mm
Width at the yokote: 22.7 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 7.4 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: One mekugi ana, yasurime is worn sujigai
Kitae: Itame and masame nagare
Hamon: Gunome midare
Boshi:  Notarekomi
Condition:  Fresh polish

 

 

This beautiful long katana is just over 30" long  and has a very powerful look to it.  The handle and saya is large and original to the blade.  The hada is well forged with some course areas in masame hada.  The hamon has a lot of activity.  The size of this sword and the shape make this a very special katana.  The large kissaki is very beautiful and overall this sword has a lot of fine attributes.

  

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KOSHIRAI
These are great old mounts with nice age and Satsuma History.  The mounts even come papered.  Papers on mounts is not easy to find, just look around at other websites.  So this makes for a great package to a collector.  Please note the signature on the tsuba!

 

NTHK PAPERS

KANTEISHO
DEN ISE NO KAMI IWAMAKI NOBUSADA
Length: 2 shaku 5 sun 8.5 bu
May 11, 2008
NTHK

Mei inscription: Mumei

Kitae: Itame and masame nagare

Hamon: Gonome midare

Bôshi: Notarekomi,

Nakago: One mekugi ana, yasurime is worn sujigai

Remarks: Mino no Kuni, around Kan'ei(1624-1644)
 

KANTEISHO
UCHIGATANA KOSHIRAE
DEN ISE NO KAMI IWAMAKI NOBUSADA
April 28, 2007
NTHK

Tsuka:  White

Maki: Blue ito

Fuchi-kashira:  Tetsu ji

Menuki: Shakudô ji, katachibori (in the round),

Tsuba: Myôshin Shikibu Inscription KAMI 0 Saku (0 stands for unreadable/missing kanji' Tama tetsu  sô yakiba; tetsu ji, kaku mokkô gata maru mimi, midare, mokume kitae

Saya: Black lacquered saya

Remarks: Late Edo period, Satsuma
 

 

This sword comes in fresh polish and in shirasaya.  The mounts have a wooden tsunagi and both the sword and mounts have NTHK papers attesting to age and quality.

This sword is on consignment.

SOLD

 

Order number  for this item is : fss-277

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