A TANTŌ IN ATTRACTIVE MOUNTS Muromachi period (1336-1573), 15th century Hirazukuri, iorimune, forged in itame hada with a gunome midare tempered edge ending in a ko-maru bōshi, chiseled with bōhi on the omote side and futatsubi on the ura side, both running down into the ubu tang, with two holes, one partially plugged, with a one-piece gilt habaki; the 19th-century aikuchi goshira-e mounted en suite with silver hardware chiseled and inlaid in gold and shakudō with insects and autumn flowers and grasses, the kojiri formed as a court-dancer's cap, the saya decorated with butterflies alighting on autumn plants in gold hiramaki-e, hirame, and inlaid shell on a glossy-black ground, the shakudō tsuka decorated with sparrows and butterflies in morning glories in iro-e takazōgan Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 25.7cm (10 1/8in) long. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing