A BIZEN KATANA IN ATTRACTIVE MOUNTS Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, shallow toriizori, forged in itame hada with a ko-chōji and gunome tempered edge, both sides chiseled with a narrow bōhi, the ubu tang with one hole, indistinct file marks, signed Bizen Osafune Tsugu(?)mitsu illegibly inscribed and dated Nagaminejō nushi Ha[][] Eikyō(?) jūnen hachigatsu no hi ([Made for?] the owner of Nagamine Castle on a day in the eighth month of 1567), with a one-piece gilt habaki decorated with clouds in low relief; the 19th-century koshira-e mounted with silver fittings chiseled and inlaid in gold and copper with botanical themes, the saya decorated in brick-red lacquer finished to resemble pine bark and mounted with a kojiri decorated with a cricket on ferns, and a koiguchi and ring-form kurikata decorated with orchids and vines, the tsuka wrapped in light brown silk and mounted with fuchi-gashira decorated with Sago palms (Cycas revoluta) and Nandina berries, and menuki formed as tea pots and flowers, the rounded rectangular tsuba chiseled in high relief with chrysanthemums and rocks enclosed by a bamboo rim, signed Hōrinsai Jūki and with a kaō Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 61cm (24in) long. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing