KATŌ TSUNATOSHI A Chōunsai Wakizashi in Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1819 Of honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori configuration forged in ko-itame hada and mokume hada and a gunome and ko-chōji midare tempered edge ending in a ko-maru bōshi, the ubu tang with two holes, sujikai file marks, signed Higo shō[] kerai Katō Tsunatoshi, and dated Bunsei ninen shigatsu no hi (A day in the fourth month of 1819), with a one-piece gilt habaki; the koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer saya fitted with a shakudō nanako kozuka chiseled and inlaid in gold and silver with chrysanthemums floating on a stream, the tsuka mounted with a shakudō nanako fuchi chiseled and inlaid in gold with bamboo and chrysanthemums, and a lacquer kashira, and shakudō and gold menuki formed as crickets in autumn grasses, the oval shakudō tsuba with plovers in gold overlays above deeply chiseled crashing waves Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 39cm (15 3/8in) long. Footnotes: Tsunatoshi took the name Chōunsai Tsunatoshi and signed as such later in his life. The date on this blade corresponds to the period when he was still signing Katō. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing