A Sukekuni Shinto KatanaSamurai sword in koshirae DATEEarly Edo period, circa 1660CERTIFICATENBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon TōkenNAGASA [lenght]: 69.4 cmMOTOHABA2.4cm SORI1.6 cmSUGATA [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, tori-zori, iori-mune, enlongated chu-kissaki (4,5 cm)KITAE [forging pattern]: thick ko-itameHAMON[temper line]:dai gunome midare mixed with choji midareNAKAGO[tang]: O-suriage (shortened about 8cm) with original Sujichigai Yasurime file marks and newly added Kiri yasuri on the suriage part; two mekugi-ana MEI...
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Mid Edo Period, 18th Century Rare eight-plate kabuto with seven rows of twenty-five rivets each for a total of 1,400, which get smaller as they get closer to the peak of the helmet. The plates' edges and the profiles of the visor and fukigaeshi are covered in golden brass, with a six-tier tehen no kanamono of various metals and colors at the top. Eyebrows and wrinkles are embossed on the visor (mabisashi). The komanju shikoro is uncommon, with five kiritsuke-kozane plates and a sugake-odoshi binding, which is rarely connected with this style.
Samurai armor bearing the “Nibiki” kamonEdo Period, 18th centuryExhibited:Special exhibition of armor masterpieces in Kanagawa, Hiratsuka, 1988-Literature:Special exhibition of armor masterpieces in Kanagawa - The beauty of Kinsei Mononofu: 1988, cat. 51 Kabuto [helmet]: 52-plate suji kabuto lacquered with tetsu-sabiji urushi. Four larger plates bearing gilt shinodare. Shikoro (neck guard) kiritsuke kozane. Fukigaeshi (helmet turns-back) decorated with stencilled leather and gilt brass borders, bearing a kamon of nibiki type (family crest with two bars). The visor (...
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