The Property of an English Gentleman A tanto Attributed to the Mihara school Edo period, 17th - 18th century Sugata [configuration]: hira-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, very slight sori Kitae [forging pattern]: tight and flowing mokume-hada in nie-deki Hamon [tempering pattern]: narrow suguha, wide and bright nioiguchi, plenty kinsuji, some small ashi Boshi [tip]: ko-maru boshi with steep long kaeri Habaki [collar]: single clad, silvered, chased and engraved Nakago [tang]: ubu, ha-agari kurijiri, two mekugi ana, unsigned In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard] Koshirae [mount]: the black lacquer saya decorated with twisted diagonal striations in raised black lacquer hiramaki-e, black lacquer and rayskin tsuka, applied with a bellflower crest (kikyo mon) in gilt, elegant silver mounts Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 32 cm. Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 3 cm. Accompanied by a certificate of registration as Hozon Token [Sword Worthy of Preservation], no. 3009001 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword], dated Heisei 27 (2015). Condition Report: The blade in good polish, the koshirae with slight chips to the lacquer at the bottom on one side. Condition Report Disclaimer, The Property of an English Gentleman, A, tanto, A tanto Attributed to the Mihara school, Edo period, 17th - 18th century, th, Sugata, Sugata [configuration]: hira-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, very slight sori, hira-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, sori, Kitae, Kitae [forging pattern]: tight and flowing mokume-hada in nie-deki, mokume-hada, nie-deki, Hamon, Hamon [tempering pattern]: narrow suguha, wide and bright nioiguchi, plenty kinsuji, some small ashi, suguha, nioiguchi, kinsuji, ashi, Boshi, Boshi [tip]: ko-maru boshi with steep long kaeri, ko-maru boshi, kaeri, Habaki, Habaki [collar]: single clad, silvered, chased and engraved, Nakago, Nakago [tang]: ubu, ha-agari kurijiri, two mekugi ana, unsigned, ubu, ha-agari kurijiri, mekugi ana, In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard], shirasaya, Koshirae, Koshirae [mount]: the black lacquer saya decorated with twisted diagonal striations in raised black lacquer hiramaki-e, black lacquer and rayskin tsuka, applied with a bellflower crest (kikyo mon) in gilt, elegant silver mounts, saya, hiramaki-e, tsuka, kikyo, mon, Nagasa, Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 32 cm. kissaki, machi, Moto-haba, Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 3 cm. Accompanied by a certificate of registration as Hozon Token [Sword Worthy of Preservation], no. 3009001 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword], dated Heisei 27 (2015). Hozon Token, Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai, Condition Report:, The blade in good polish, the koshirae with slight chips to the lacquer at the bottom on one side. Condition Report Disclaimer

A tanto, Attributed to the Mihara school, Edo period

The Property of an English Gentleman An itomaki tachi koshirae [sword mount for a tachi] Edo period, 19th century the tachi koshirae decorated in fine gold nashiji and interspersed with Shimazu mon [Shimazu family crests] in gold hiramaki-e, the copper-gilt fittings with nanako ground, the large mokko-gata tsuba made of three plates, approx. 98 cm. long Condition Report: Some slight fading to the nashiji. Condition Report Disclaimer, The Property of an English Gentleman, An, itomaki, tachi koshirae, [sword mount for a, tachi, ], Edo period, 19, th, century, the, decorated in fine gold, nashiji, and interspersed with, Shimazu mon, [Shimazu family crests] in gold, hiramaki-e, , the copper-gilt fittings with, nanako, ground, the large, mokko-gata tsuba, made of three plates, approx. 98 cm. long, Condition Report:, Some slight fading to the nashiji. Condition Report Disclaimer

An itomaki tachi koshirae [sword mount for a tachi], Edo period

The Property of an English Gentleman An Osaka school katana Signed Tango no kami Kanemichi Edo period, 17th century Sugata [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, tori-zori Kitae [forging pattern]: tightly packed ko-itame in nie-deki, plenty chikei Hamon [tempering pattern]: yakidashi, becoming saki-choji and gunome, clear nioi-guchi, many ashi, yo and sunagashi Boshi [tip]: rounded maru-boshi with turnback Habaki [collar]: double clad, silvered and copper-gilt Nakago [tang]: ubu, kengyo, osujikai, two mekugi-ana In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard] Koshirae [mount]: the black lacquer saya mounted with a sentoku kogai inlaid in shakudo and silver depicting a torii in a lakeside landscape, boats and pine hills in the distance, the circular iron tsuba similarly decorated, raised rim, the tsuka in polished leather, oxidised silver menuki in the form of carp, gilt details, 97 cm. long The blade is accompanied by a certificate of registration as Tokubetsu Hozon Token [Sword Especially Worthy of Preservation], issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword]. Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 66 cm. Condition Report: The blade in good polish, the koshirae with a slight crack to the top of the saya, minor chips along the top edge and a slight chip around the kogai slide. Condition Report Disclaimer, The Property of an English Gentleman, An Osaka school, katana, Signed Tango no kami Kanemichi, Tango no kami Kanemichi, Edo period, 17th century, th, Sugata, Sugata [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, tori-zori, shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, tori-zori, Kitae, Kitae [forging pattern]: tightly packed ko-itame in nie-deki, plenty chikei, ko-itame, nie-deki, chikei, Hamon, Hamon [tempering pattern]: yakidashi, becoming saki-choji and gunome, clear nioi-guchi, many ashi, yo and sunagashi, yakidashi, saki-choji, gunome, nioi-guchi, ashi, yo, sunagashi, Boshi, Boshi [tip]: rounded maru-boshi with turnback, maru-boshi, Habaki, Habaki [collar]: double clad, silvered and copper-gilt, Nakago, Nakago [tang]: ubu, kengyo, osujikai, two mekugi-ana, ubu, kengyo, osujikai, mekugi-ana, In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard], shirasaya, Koshirae, Koshirae [mount]: the black lacquer saya mounted with a sentoku kogai inlaid in shakudo and silver depicting a torii in a lakeside landscape, boats and pine hills in the distance, the circular iron tsuba similarly decorated, raised rim, the tsuka in polished leather, oxidised silver menuki in the form of carp, gilt details, 97 cm. long, saya, sentoku kogai, shakudo, tsuba, tsuka, menuki, The blade is accompanied by a certificate of registration as Tokubetsu Hozon Token [Sword Especially Worthy of Preservation], issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai [Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword]. Tokubetsu Hozon Token, Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai, Nagasa, Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 66 cm. kissaki, machi, Condition Report:, The blade in good polish, the koshirae with a slight crack to the top of the saya, minor chips along the top edge and a slight chip around the kogai slide. Condition Report Disclaimer

An Osaka school katana, Signed Tango no kami Kanemichi, Edo period

The Property of an English Gentleman A katana Signed Izumi no kami Kaneshige Edo period, 17th century Sugata[configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, deep torizori Kitae[forging pattern]: densely packed ko-itame hada and mokume mixed with masame in places, rich ji-nie and chikei Hamon [tempering pattern]: wide suguha-based hamon with notare towards the kissaki, wide nioi-guchi in nie-deki, plenty ashi and yo, sunagashi and inazuma Boshi [tip]: small rounded boshi with slight turnback Horimono [carvings]: the omote with bonji, the ura with suken Habaki [collar]: double clad, gold on copper Nakago: ubu, ha-agari kurijiri, sujikai, one mekugi-ana In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard] Koshirae [mount]: the black lacquer saya decorated overall with scattered coral inlay, finely chased, the matching iron fittings inlaid with stylised paulownia among scrolling karakusa, the tsuka with doeskin wrap Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 68.4 cm. Saki-haba [width at the kissaki]: 2.1 cm. Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 3.1 cm. Sori [curvature]: 1.8 cm. Accompanied by a certificate attributing the blade to Izumi no kami Kaneshige, no. 85070004 issued by the Token Kenkyu Rengokai [Society for Sword Research], dated Showa 61 (2015). The Property of an English Gentleman, A, katana, Signed Izumi no kami Kaneshige, Izumi no kami Kaneshige, Edo period, 17th century, Sugata, Sugata[configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, deep torizori, shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, torizori, Kitae, Kitae[forging pattern]: densely packed ko-itame hada and mokume mixed with masame in places, rich ji-nie and chikei, ko-itame hada, mokume, masame, ji-nie, chikei, Hamon, Hamon [tempering pattern]: wide suguha-based hamon with notare towards the kissaki, wide nioi-guchi in nie-deki, plenty ashi and yo, sunagashi and inazuma, suguha-, hamon, notare, kissaki, nioi-guchi, nie-deki, ashi, yo, sunagashi, inazuma, Boshi, Boshi [tip]: small rounded boshi with slight turnback, boshi, Horimono, Horimono [carvings]: the omote with bonji, the ura with suken, omote, bonji, ura, suken, Habaki, Habaki [collar]: double clad, gold on copper, Nakago, Nakago: ubu, ha-agari kurijiri, sujikai, one mekugi-ana, ubu, ha-agari kurijiri, sujikai, mekugi-ana, In shirasaya [plain wood scabbard], shirasaya, Koshirae, Koshirae [mount]: the black lacquer saya decorated overall with scattered coral inlay, finely chased, the matching iron fittings inlaid with stylised paulownia among scrolling karakusa, the tsuka with, saya, karakusa, tsuka, doeskin wrap, Nagasa, Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 68.4 cm. kissaki, machi, Saki-haba, Saki-haba [width at the kissaki]: 2.1 cm. Moto-haba, Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 3.1 cm. Sori, Sori [curvature]: 1.8 cm. Accompanied by a certificate attributing the blade to Izumi no kami Kaneshige, no. 85070004 issued by the Token Kenkyu Rengokai [Society for Sword Research], dated Showa 61 (2015). Token Kenkyu, Rengokai

A tanto, Attributed to the Mihara school, Edo period

An itomaki tachi koshirae [sword mount for a tachi], Edo period

An Osaka school katana, Signed Tango no kami Kanemichi, Edo period

A katana, Signed Izumi no kami Kaneshige, Edo period