ECHIZEN YASUTSUGU III (ACTIVE CIRCA 1661-1680) An Echizen Katana with Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century Sugata (configuration): honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori Kitae (forging pattern): itamehada Hamon (tempering pattern): gentle notare based in nie Boshi (tip): ko-maru with a short return Nakago (tang): ubu with one hole, sujikai file marks, signed Echizen Yasutsugu kore o saku, with the hollyhock crest, and inscribed Nanban tetsu Habaki (collar): one-piece, silver-foil Nagasa (length from tip to beginning of tang): 27 3/8in (69.5cm) Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 1/4in (3.2cm) Sakihaba (width before tip): 7/8in (2.2cm) The 19th-century koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer saya decorated in alternating textured bands, the tsuka wrapped in black silk over same and fitted with shakudō nanako fuchi-gashira chiseled in relief with pine trees silhoutted against a rising full moon in gold takazōgan, and gold and shakudō menuki of tortoises, the oval iron sukashi tsuba pierced with a scene of a crane beneath a plum tree with gold highlights 38 1/4in (97.2cm) long overall For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing