
Auction No. 129 - Session 1
Auction No. 129 - Session 1
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Description
Signed Japanese Type 97 Naval Officer's Kai-Gunto by Kanetomo
Lot # 401 (Sale Order: 401 of 600)
33 1/2'' overall, 23'' shinogi-zukuri blade with a silvered brass habaki and a beautiful crisp hamon line of undulating peaked waves. The tang is signed ''Kanetomo Saku'' (Made by Kanetomo) on the reverse face and numbered ''410'' in ink; each piece of the hilt fittings is also numbered 410, indicating beyond doubt that all are original to the blade. The blade itself is mirror bright and near excellent, showing tiny frosted flecks scattered sparsely across the faces and a few tiny nicks in the tempered razor edge. The cloth tape binding of the hilt is faded from brown to a soft mauve, areas of the shagreen show slight fading and the brown sword knot is aged to a dull tone, otherwise the hilt shows few discernible blemishes and rates about excellent. The sarute has been lost and the knot is tied directly to the grip. The scabbard is excellent showing little to no wear of the gilt copper mounts and a near-flawless black lacquer finish on the wood body. Ryuminsai Kanetomo (real name Kiribuchi Mataishi) spent his early years at a swordsmith's shop and became an official pupil of Ryuminsai Kaneyuki in Meiji 33 (1900). Kanetomo would become an accomplished Showa period swordsmith, nationally recognized for works including an award-winning sword tested and approved by master swordsman Nayakama Hakudo at the Whole Nation Nihonto Exhibition and Contest in Showa 11 (1936). The specimen offered here is a splendid naval sword with this famous maker's signature and will make a fine addition to any collection. (129807-19) [Vincent Coniglio Collection] (2000/3000)
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