A KOTO ERA MINO SENJUIN SCHOOL KATANA IN KOSHIRAE, WITH NBTHK TOKUBETSU (ESPECIALLY PRECIOUS) CERTIFICATE

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A KOTO ERA MINO SENJUIN SCHOOL KATANA IN KOSHIRAE, WITH NBTHK TOKUBETSU (ESPECIALLY PRECIOUS) CERTIFICATE By a member of the Mino Senjuin school, unsigned Japan, 15th century, Muromachi period (1338-1573) The katana with a NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token (especially precious) certificate, no. 365452, dated 18 November Showa 53 [1978], with an imprint of the tang, and the seal of the NBTHK. The blade: Sugata (shape): shinogi zukuri, iori mune, torii-zori curvature, ko-kissaki Hamon (temper line): notare with nioi-deki Hada (forging grain pattern): itame and mokume Boshi (tip): omaru Nakago (tang): ubu (not shortened), kiri-jiri, the yasurime is katte sagari, three mekugi ana The mounting: Habaki (blade collar): silver, diagonal file marks with dew drops Tsuba (sword guard): of marugata form, two kogai hitsu ana, iron with gold nunomezogan and kebori with concentric lines within a raised mimi decorated with circles and clouds Fuchi-kashira (handle fittings): suaka nanako and webbed ground with kiku sprays Tsuka (handle): with samegawa (rayskin), rust-brown tsuka-ito, and shakudo and gold menuki in the shape of horses Saya (sheath): black lacquer with painted mother-of-pearl inlays in form of petals NAGASA 72.3 cm (blade length), SORI 2.1 cm (curvature) LENGTH 93.9 cm (blade and tang), 103.4 cm (koshirae), 98.6 cm (shirasaya) The Mino Senjuin school was among the most prominent sword-making traditions active from the late Nanbokucho through the late Muromachi period (mid-14th to early 16th century) in Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture). The school was based in Akasaka village, near Sekigahara, a site of longstanding strategic importance as a center of transportation and military activity. It is said that the school was founded by Sensui, son of Yamato no Kuni Senjuin Shigehiro, thereby establishing a direct connection to the renowned Yamato tradition, one of the principal centers of sword production during the late Heian and Kamakura periods. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related Mino Senjuin katana, dated 15th century, nagasa 69.8 cm, at Bonhams, Fine Japanese Works of Art, 19 March 2013, New York, lot 2113 (sold for USD 13,125 or approx. EUR 16,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing).

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