SUKESADA LINEAGE A Bizen Tantō in Mounts Momoyama period (1573-1615), dated 1574 Of hirazukuri, iorimune configuration forged in itame hada with a chōji midare tempered edge, both sides chiseled with bōhi, the ubu tang with two holes, kiri file marks, signed Bizen kuni no jū Osafune Sukesada saku and dated Tenshō ninen hachigatsu no hi (A day in the eighth month of 1574), with a one-piece gilt habaki; the 19th-century koshira-e comprising a mokume lacquer saya with a central band and kojiri decorated with autumn grasses in gold and silver hiramaki-e, aogai and hirame and mounted with an iron and shakudō kurikata formed as a gourd and catfish, and a copper, silver, and gold appliqué of Raijin seated pounding his thunder drum, the shakudō migakiji kozuka chiseled in sunken relief and inlaid in gold, silver, and copper with Daikoku riding an ox, the tsuka wrapped in beige silk and mounted with shakudō fuchi-gashira decorated with Chinese boys and menuki formed as gourds and catfish, the iron sukashi tsuba formed as a catfish with gold highlights Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 31cm (12 1/4in) long. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing