PLEASE NOTE:

WE HAVE BEEN ASKED BY MANY OF OUR CLIENTS TO LIST THEIR WARES  THAT ARE IN NEED OF RESTORATION ETC. FOLLOWING IS THE FIRST OF BLADES LISTED AT A VERY REASONABLE PRICE. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE SIGNATURES ETC. AND EACH PIECE IS SOLD AS IS. WE DO HOWEVER GUARATEE THERE ARE NO FATAL FLAWS. WE TRY TO PRESENT BLADES THAT ARE WORTHY OF RESTORATION. SO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE IS ADVISED AND YOU MAY FIND A GEM LURKING AMONGST THESE ONCE VALUED TREASURES! ALL ITEMS ARE PRICED ACCORDINGLY.

A nicely preserved signed and dated koto katana that has very nice workmanship and a hoso-suguha hamon with utsuri. This blade is ubu and signed with a long signature of Bizen no kuni Osafune ju Kiyomitsu. A collection of activity with  Sunagashi, Kinsuji, chikei and much more may be found with a proper polish. Ji-nie and utsuri can be found. An exquisite blend of most Bizen activity can be seen and appreciated within this blade in the old Bizen tradition. The condition of this koto piece is in very restorable condition as can be seen in the pictures. It is in need of a good polish.. The pictures not do justice to this sword.  The hamon is very nicely done with a thick nioi-guchi that flares up here and there..  It has many hataraki and ko-nie appear.  The hada is very well forged with a very slick looking blend of swirling  itame with mokume.  The boshi is ko-maru with kaen like finish and longish for this size sword. This koto katana is signed Kiyomitsu and also has an elegant shape and is very well balanced. The curvature is very noticible and text book Bizen.      This is a wonderful signed BIZEN sword for a collector who wishes to view and study the multitude of activity within a BIZEN blade once it is polished! Mounted in shirasaya with sayagaki. There is a gold foil habaki with snowflake pattern.