CHIKUZEN YUKIHIDE (ACTIVE CIRCA 1840-1850) A Chikuzen katana in Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1849 Honzukuri, iorimune, extended kissaki, with a shallow toriizori curvature forged in itamehada with a suguha and ko-midare tempered edge ending in a ko-maru bōshi, the machiokuri tang with two holes, kesho file marks, signed Chikushū no jū Sa Yukihide kore o kitaeru (Forged by Yukihide of Sa, Chikuzen province), and dated Kaei ninen hachigatsu no hi (A day in the eighth month of 1849), 29 3/8in (74.6cm) long, with a one-piece silver habaki; the koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer ishimeji saya mounted with iron hardware, the tsuka wrapped in blue silk over same and fitted with iron fuchi-gashira decorated with vines in inlaid brass, the gilt menuki formed as coiling dragons and the iron tsuchimeji mokkō tsuba hot-stamped on the surface with characters and pierced with a manji character and daruma dolls 43in (109.2cm) long overall For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing