A TANTO IN ATTRACTIVE MOUNTS Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century Hirazukuri, iorimune forged in itame hada with a chōji midare tempered edge and a midare komi bōshi, the omote side chiseled with a Buddhist ken and flaming jewel and the ura side with bōhi ni tsurehi, the ō-suriage tang with two holes, kiri file marks, and bearing the character Mori (the rest truncated), with a one-piece gold-foil habaki; the fine 19th-century koshira-e mounted with matching silver fittings including kojiri, kurikata, and fuchi-gashira decorated with blossoming autumn plants in gold, silver, and shakudō takazōgan, the black-lacquer ribbed saya decorated with cherry blossoms in gold togidashi maki-e, the tsuka wrapped in brown and beige cotton and mounted with gilt menuki formed as serpentine dragons, the Tanaka-school silver mokkō tsuba chiseled and inlaid in gold, silver, and shakudō with plovers in flight over sails, fishing nets, and pine trees by a shoreline under a full moon, partially obscured by clouds, signed Hōshinsai Toshikage and dated Keiō kinoto-ushi rōgetsu kore o horu (Chiseled in the 10th month of 1865) Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 29.2cm (11 1/2in) long. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing