KATANA SHINSHINTŌ ET SA MONTURE Par Keishinsai Naomasa 慶心斎直正, milieu du XIXe siècle A SHINSHINTŌ KATANA IN MOUNTS By Keishinsai Naomasa, mid-19th century The blade: Sugata: shinogi-zukuri, koshi-zori, chū-kissaki; Hamon: chōji-midare mixed with ko-gunome, with tobiyaki; Bōshi: midare-komi; Nakago with one mekugi-ana, mumei (unsigned), higaki yasurime. Silver habaki. The koshira-e: the tsuka wrapped in same and bound with dark-red braid, fitted with shakudō fuchi-kashira inlaid in gold with a kirin among waves, the fuchi signed Takayama 高山 and kakihan; kin takazōgan shishi menuki; the iron maru-gata tsuba decorated with shishi and peonies among rocks, inlaid with gilt copper and silver, the mimi covered in shakudō, and the kozuka-hitsu-ana plugged with shakudō; the black-lacquered saya fitted with dark horn kojiri and koiguchi. Accompanied by a Hozon Tōken (Sword Worthy of Preservation) certificate, no. 3011298, issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai (NBTHK, Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated 4 February 2016 (Heisei 28). Total length 97 cm (38 1/8 in.); the blade nagasa 67 cm (26 3/8 in.) long; tsuba 7.5 cm (2 7/8 in.) (2). Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing