Beschreibung:

A MUTSU DAISHO EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1660), DAISHO SIGNED MUTSU DAIJO MIYOSHI NAGAMICHI Dai : Configuration ( sugata ): with longitudinal ridge line ( shinogi-zukuri ), shallow peaked back ( iori-mune ) and medium point ( chu-kissaki ); length ( nagasa ): 2 shaku , 2 sun , 5 bu (68.4cm.); increase in width of blade ( fumbari ): 0.9cm. Forging pattern ( jihada ): fine, compact wood grain ( ko-itame ). Tempering pattern ( hamon ): extremely strong nie-deki gonome midare . Point ( boshi ): small and rounded ( ko-maru ). Tang ( nakago ). Shape ( keitai ): slender and unshortened ( ubu ); file marks ( yasurime ): new ( kiri-yasuri ); end ( nakagojiri ): rounded ( kurijiri ); holes ( mekugi-ana ): one; signature ( katanamei ): Mutsu Daijo Miyoshi Nagamichi . Sho : Configuration ( sugata ): with longitudinal ridge line ( shinogi-zukuri ), shallow peaked back ( iori-mune ) and medium point ( chu-kissaki ); length ( nagasa ): 1 shaku , 7 sun , 8 bu (53.9cm.). Forging pattern ( jihada ): large wood grain ( o-itame ). Tempering pattern ( hamon ): strong nioi-deki gonome midare with clove-like patterns ( choji ) and 'legs' ( ashi ). Point ( boshi ): small and rounded ( ko-maru ). Tang ( nakago ): shape ( keitai ): regular and unshortened ( ubu ); file marks ( yasurime ): slanted ( katte-sagari ); end ( nakagojiri ): rounded ( kurijiri ); holes ( mekugi-ana ): one; signature ( katanamei ): Mutsu Daijo Miyoshi Nagamichi . Daisho koshirae comprising: a black lacquer saya ; paired tsuka mounted with gilt menuki formed as branches of persimmon, and shibuichi fuchi-kashira decorated with designs of Chinese sages, each signed Sakai Hideyoshi (a student of Omori Teruhide), circa 1790; an iron tsuba decorated in relief with foliage, each signed Choshu Hagi [no] ju Chikanaga , circa 1800; and a shakudo nanako kozuka decorated with a flowering plant design--length of koshirae 98.9cm. and 77.8cm.; length of tsuka 23.2cm. and 18.2cm.; tsuba height 8.3cm. and 8.2cm., width 7.7cm. and 7.2cm.; thickness 6mm. and 6mm. length of kozuka 9.9cm. Old chips and dents to the saya . Brocade and silk storage bags.