Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part II June 30th 2021

www.adams.ie 47 Fine Asian Art | 29 th & 30 th June 2021 405 A SAMURAI SWORD, POSSIBLY A KOTO WAKIZASHI, INSCRIBED WITH A SIGNATURE KANESADA 魚定 Japan, Probably Seki School of Mino Province and Muromachi period 1. Bade description: - Tsukurikomi (shape): hira zukuri (two sides), hiro mune (two-side back of the blade), ubu nakago (the lame with its original length, i.e. not shortened) - Nagasa (length of the blade): 32.5cm - Haba (thickness of the blade): 0.4cm - Sori (curve of the blade): 0.5cm - Ji hada (steel grain): itame-hade type (resem- bling a wooden board). - Hamon (temper line): gunome midare type, nie-deki - Boshi (return of the temper line to the blade tip) : kayeri fukaku - Meï (signature): Kanesada 魚定 - Period: possibly Muromachi (16th century) Note: Many generations of Kanesada signing with two ideograms have been in activity starting from the 14th century onwards in the Prov- ince of Mino and as part of the so-called Seki School. REFERENCE: (Tome 1)...............KAN 2008 à 2110. Pp. 180-182 2. Mount description (koshirae): - the blade is mounted in aïkushi (without guard) - the grip (tsuka) and the scabbard (saya) are black lacquered with a “wooden bark” effect - the cord (sageo) is laced in the style of Ronin Musubi L (total): 50,5 cm € 1,500 - 3,000 404 A SAMURAI SWORD, WAKIZASHI Japan, Possibly 18th to 19th century 1. Blade description: - Tsukurikomi (shape): shinogi zukuri (four sides), hiro mune (two-side back), ubu nakago (the length of the blade is original, i.e. not shortened); - Nagasa (length of the blade): 50cm - Haba (thickness of the blade): 0.7cm - Sori (curve of the blade): 1.3cm - Ji hada (steel grain): itame-hada (resembling a wooden board) - Hamon (temper line): O Choji Ha - Boshi (return of the temper line to the blade type): ko maru (small and round) - Period: possibly 18th to 19th century. 2. Mount description (koshirae): With a dark brown lacquered wooden scabbard (saya)i, signed on the place of the Kozuka (small knife) Mitsu together with a Kakiha. The scabbard is adorned with rain dragons and with a gilt-lacquered heraldic crest (mon) depicting two chidori birds with bamboo, i.e. the one of Clan Date, Daimyo of Yoshida in the Iyo Province. The grip is covered with ray skin (same) and adorned with menuki depicting a bee and a wasp. Black cord. With a tsuba and a fuchi kashira en suite decorated with a kingfisher. L (total): 73 cm € 1,500 - 3,000 406 A SAMURAÏ SWORD, INSCRIBED WITH THE SIGNATURE SOSHU JU TSUNAHI- RO Japan 1. Blade description: - Tsukurikomi (shape): shinogi zukuri (four sides), hiro mune (with a two-side back), ubu nakago (the lame with its original length, i.e. not shortened) - Nagasa (length of the blade): 55 cm - Haba (thickness of the blade): 0.6cm - Sori (curve of the blade): 2cm - Ji hada (steel grain) de type itame-hada (resem- bling a wooden board). - Hamon (temper line) of hitatsura type - Boshi (resembling a wooden board): ko maru (short and round) - Meï (signature): SOSHU JU TSUNAHIRO - Period: possibly 16th century This blade has a rare temper line (hamon) re- ferred to as hitatsura. At the end of the Muroma- chi period, a group of black-smiths set up in Odawa, a city of the Soshu Province. This group, referred to as Odawa Soshu, is attached to the Sue-Soshu School. Youndai Soshu Masahiro was awarded the name “Tsuna” by Hojo Ujitsua, the Daimyo of Odawara. He then changed his name in “Tsunahiro”. 2. Mount description (koshirae): The blade is mounted with a black lacquered wooden scabbard (saya) set with a Kogaï and a Kozuka, both adorned en suite with Uru Ryu (rain dragons). The guard (tsuba) is of Tenpo School with gilt-metal inlays. REF.: HAWLEY’S (Tome 2)...................TSU 253. P. 772- Coté 120 L (total): 75,3 cm € 2,000 - 4,000 404 405 406