SADAYUKI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1800-1830) A Kashū Katana in Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1828 Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori, forged in itame hada with a gunome midare tempered edge ending in a ko-maru bōshi, the machiokuri tang with three holes (one plugged), kesho file marks, signed Kashū no jū Sadayuki, and dated Bunsei jūninen nigatsu no hi (A day in the second month of 1828), with a one-piece copper habaki; the koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer saya decorated with a dragon in clouds in gold and red hiramaki-e and mounted with a shakudō nanako kojiri with a dragon in gold inlay, and a single tachi-style hanger decorated with a dragon in gold inlays against a shakudō nanako ground, the fixture supported by a silver ring chiseled with rolling clouds, the tsuka wrapped in black silk and mounted with shakudō nanako fuchi-gashira chiseled and inlaid in gold with dragons, and gilt menuki formed as dragons, the shakudō migakiji mokkō tsuba chiseled in relief and inlaid in gold with a pair of dragons in waves Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 64cm (25 1/4in) long. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing