A BIZEN WAKIZASHI IN ATTRACTIVE MOUNTS Muromachi period (1333-1573), 15th century Of honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, koshizori configuration forged in running itame hada with a chōji midare tempered edge in nie and a ko-maru bōshi, both sides chiseled with bōhi, the ubu tang with two holes, illegibly signed Bishū Osafune [] [] and with an illegible date, with a two-piece gilt-copper habaki; the 19th-century koshira-e mounted with en suite shakudō nanako fittings decorated with Ise ebi in copper, gold, and shakudō takazōgan including kozuka, kōgai, fuchi-gashira, and tsuba, signed Nobutoshi [][] saku or Nobutoshisai Hiroshi, the black-lacquer saya finished in a ribbed surface pattern, the tsuka wrapped in white silk and fitted with large copper menuki also formed as Ise ebi Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang 45.7cm (18in) long.) 22.2cm (8 3/4in) long. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing