OKU MOTOHIRA A Satsuma Wakizashi Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1777 Of honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori configuration forged in itamehada with a toranba tempered edge in nie with aranie, and uchinkoe, ending in a midare komi bōshi, the ubu tang with one hole, katte sagari file marks, signed Satsuyōshi Motohira and dated An'ei rokunen hinoto tori hachigatsu (Eighth month of 1777), 19 5/8in (49.8cm) long, with a two-piece silver habaki, in a wood shirasaya storage scabbard (2). Footnotes: Accompanied by kantei certificate no. 10629 issued by the Nihon Tōken Hozonkai (The Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Sword), dated October 15, 1989. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing