MASANAO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1848-1860) A Shin-shintō Katana in Handachi Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1854 Of shobuzukuri configuration forged in tightly packed itame hada with jinie and with a gunome tempered edge ending in a suguha bōshi, the ubu tang with two holes, katte sagari file marks, signed Kazusa no kuni jū Fujiwara Masanao, inscribed Ataru Nagaishi Ōeigun Juzō (Order made for the Nagai family), and dated Ka'ei nana kinoe-tora nen rokugatsu no hi (A day in the sixth month of 1854), with a one-piece copper habaki; the 19th-century handachi koshira-e mounted with en-suite shakudō fittings decorated with cherry blossom crests and scrolling vines in gold hirazōgan, the saya decorated with clouds in black hiramaki-e on a ground of aogai, the tsuka wrapped in black silk and mounted with gold and shakudō menuki formed as offerings of chrysanthemums, the Choshū iron sukashi mokkō tsuba pierced and chiseled in low relief with chrysanthemum flowers and leaves with gold highlights, the rim banded in shakudō Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 79.2cm (31 1/4in) long. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing