SUKETAKA (DATES UNKNOWN) A Musashi Shin-shintō Katana in Fine Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, shallow toriizori forged in ko-itame hada with a bold gunome midare tempered edge and ko-maru bōshi with hakikake, the ubu tang with one hole, sujikai file marks and signed Suketaka, with a one-piece gilt-copper habaki; the koshira-e mounted with en-suite guri-bori fittings chiseled with scrolling vines with layers of alternating shakudō and copper, the saya decorated in black lacquer inlaid with mokume patterns in aogai, the tsuka wrapped in black silk and mounted with fuchi-gashira and large copper, gold, and shakudō menuki formed as fireflies and swirling waters, with a mokkō tsuba simulating guri lacquer. Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 69.2cm (27 1/4in) long. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing