£3,000 - £4,000
A Japanese Sword - An Early Shinto Katana by Kanenobu. A katana by shodai Kanenobu signed Mutsu no kami Fujiwara Kanenobu dating to around Meireki (Circa 1655) as suggested in the extract from the Nipponto Meikan given below. The blade has a nagasa of 69.8cm, about 27½ inches, with a ko-nie deki sanbonsugi hamon and a clear hakikaki boshi. The jihada is a well-defined itame nagaru mixed with mokume. The blade is mounted in a high-quality Type 38 shingunto koshirae including a wooden saya, in dark green ishime lacquer, fitted with a rare kuchi-gane with engages with a fitting below the tsuba to completely seal the blade in the saya. See Plate 49 reproduced from Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks by Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory. The kabuto-gane bears a silver Niwa-tsui-torizuis kamon. UK Mainalnd Shipping Only
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