Sabre Known As Katana, Signed By Kawachi No Kami Minamoto Hironobu—yamashiro And Kii Provinces, Japan

SABRE known as a Katana, signed by Kawachi no Kami Minamoto Hironobu
Yamashiro and Kii Provinces, Japan
Kanbu period (1661–1673)
Steel, wood, lacquer, gold, shakudo, silver
Nagasa: 68.4; Nakago: 22.3 cm; Sori: 1 cm

Shinogi-tsukuri blade, mune takashi, gunome-style hamon.
Kaeri-asashi-style boshi.
Funa-gata nakago with kiri or kaku ichi monji; signed Kawachi no Kami Minamoto Hironobu below the jû-roku kiku (kiku mon), the kaye-mon (secondary crest) of the Ashi-kaga clan. Gilded daitsuki-niju-habaki.
Wooden saya covered in black lacquer.
Kojiri and koi guchi made of black-lacquered water buffalo horn.
Kuri gata made of shakudo, chiseled with gold flowers.
Sageo made of young bamboo with black speckles.
Wooden tsuka ito, covered with shagreen, braided with beige silk.
Fuchi and kashira made of copper overlaid with shakudo, engraved with flowers accented with gold.
Menuki depicting floral motifs.
Iri mokko tsuba made of copper overlaid with shakudo, engraved with flowers, the entire piece accented with silver, gold, and copper.
Gilded, engraved seppa.

Ref. 7398

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