SWORD IN HANDACHI KOSHIRAE

KANETOYO

SUGATA: SHINOGI ZUKURI

MEI: HO SHU TAKA DA JU TAIRA NO KANE TOYO

DATE: NONE

NAGASA: 58.125cm

OVERALL: 71.25cm

MIHABA: 2.65cm

KASANE: 0.47cm

SORI: 1.25cm

NAKAGO: O-SURIAGE

MEKUGI ANA: TWO

YASURIME: INDISTINGUISHABLE

MUNE: IORI

HADA: ITAME

HAMON: SUGUHA

KISSAKI: SHINOGI ZUKURI

BOSHI: KO-MARU

HABAKI: ONE PIECE COPPER

HORIMONO OMOTE: SO NO KURIKARA

HORIMONO URA: BONJI

KANETOYO

HANDACHI KOSHIRAE

THIS SURIAGE PIECE FEATURES ITAME HADA  AND A WELL CONTROLLED SUGUHA HAMON. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS SWORD ARE THE WELL CUT HORIMONO. THE OMOTE SIDE FEATURES A BEAUTIFUL SO NO KURIKARA OR DRAGON WINDING AROUND A KEN. THE URA SIDE EXHIBITS A WELL CUT BONJI OR BUDDHIST SYMBOL. THERE ARE A FEW SURFACE SCRATCHES BUT NOTHING MAJOR, NO FLAWS.

IT IS SIGNED HOSHU TAKADA JU TAIRA NO KANETOYO. ACCORDING TO THE NIHONTO KOZA THIS CLAN SIGNED TAIRA TAKADA UP UNTIL THE EMERGENCE OF THE SHINTO PERIOD, AFTER WHICH THEY WERE SIGNED FUJIWARA. THIS WOULD SEEM TO DATE THIS EXAMPLE TO THE KOTO PERIOD.

THE KOSHIRAE IS VERY NICE AND IS COMPLETE ASIDE FROM MISSING THE KURIGATA AND THE URAGAWARA (SEE PHOTOS). THESE MAY BE EASILY REPLACED WITH HORN FITTINGS. THE FITTINGS ARE ALL MATCHING IRON, DONE IN THE HANDACHI STYLE. THEY FEATURE GOLD INLAY WORK OF A FLORAL MOTIF. THE MENUKI ARE BUDDHIST PRAYER WHEELS. THE IRON TSUBA IS A LARGE HEIANJO OR POSSIBLY SHOAMI, WHICH ALSO FEATURES A FLORAL MOTIF OR POSSIBLY GRAPE VINES.

NICELY  OUTFITTED SWORD WITH HORIMONO, GREAT PRICE.

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