A MATSUDAIRA DAIMYO FAMILY KATANA
This sword has been sold to a private collector.
Overview (full text description follows photos)
Type: Katana (Unsigned)
Item No.: ujka048
Period: Late Muromachi to Early Edo (16th-17th century)
Length: 69.2cm
Curvature: 1.9cm
Hamon: Yahazu (wavy fish tail temper line)
Koshirae: Outstanding original Edo-period matching koshirae
Included: Edo-period koshirae (mountings), shirasaya (magnolia scabbard), traditional katana carry bags, sword maintenance kit, illustrated maintenance guide, sword stand, full exportation support to send sword to home country
Price (in cash or direct bank transfer): SOLD
Photos (click for larger view)
*All photos taken professionally by Eric Bossick for Unique Japan
Description:
Behold a brilliant katana with prestigious Shogun Tokugawa family lineage. The menuki (ornamental grips under silk handle) hold the kamon (family crest) of the Matsudaira clan.
The Matsudaira clan was a Japanese Samurai Daimyo (great) family that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture).
In the 16th century, the leader of the clan Matsudaira Motoyasu, changed his name to “Tokugawa Ieyasu” and became the first Tokugawa Shogun in 1603.
All the koshirae (mountings) of this sword are original from the Edo period. It is perfectly preserved piece – a desirable collectible valuable in it’s own right.
Excellent movement within the gorgeous fishtail yazuha hamon (temper line) can be forever admired. The sword has an elegant curvature and a classic katana length approaching 70cm. PK
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