AN AIKUCHI [BLADE] SIGNED KANEMASU MUROMACHI PERIOD, 15TH CENTURY | AN AIKUCHI SIGNED KANEMASU, MUROMACHI PERIOD, 15TH CENTURY

the fine koshirae, of black lacquer with a ribbed design, decorated in gold hiramaki-e with scrolliung foliage, elegant silver mounts including kogai Sugata [configuration]: hira-zukuri with bo-hi and chu-kissaki, a shallow tori-zoriHamon [tempering pattern]: gunome-choji-midare continuing into the boshi which has kaeriNakago [tang]: ubu with kuri-jiri and 2 mekugi-anaHabaki [collar]: silver single cladNagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 48 cm., 18 3/4  in.  the fine koshirae, of black lacquer with a ribbed design, decoratred in gold hiramaki-e with scrolling foliage, elegant silver mounts including kogai

Samurai exhibition in the Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam (11^th October 2012-24^th March 2013).

Bas J.M. Verberk, Samurai, exhibition in the Wereldmuseum, (Rotterdam, 2012), p. 162.

- The blade is overall in fine condition; however, we have been unable to move it from the hilt as the pin is very tight. - There is some slight wear on the koshirae.
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