Winter Antique Art and Arms, Dec.14th., 2024

1400s Japanese Koto Tachi Sword ~ Muromachi-era Blade ~ Family Mon

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Start price: $1,400

Estimated price: $2,800 - $3,500

Buyer's premium:

Koto tachi, 25 inch length of cutting edge, mumei o-suriage unsigned, Koto Muromachi-era blade, likely Kozori or Omiya school ca. early 1400s. The blade shows a deeper curvature and smaller ko-kissaki with bo-hi grooves and remnants of additional horimono carvings. The blade has itame hada mixed with mokume and a type of utsuri above a Bizen style gunome midare hamon with hataraki. The blade is in black tachi koshirae, late Edo period, with dark leather tsuka-ito, custom lacquer work and iron furniture featuring family mon.

Total length (inside scabbard if present): 36 5/8", Blade: 25". ~ .

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