183 - Two katanas with koshirae, Japan, mid-Edo period for the koshirae

Two katanas with koshirae, Japan, mid-Edo period for the koshirae - Katana with a Shinto blade, sugata shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, tori-zori, chu-kissaki, jihada barely legible, gunome hamon, ubu nakago, with two mekugi ana. Nagasa: 70.3 cm. Signed Bishu Osafune junin Yokoyama Kozuke Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada - 横山上野大掾藤原祐定 備州長船住人 - Kozuke Daijo Sukesada (c. 1633–1721). Koshirae consisting of a black-lacquered saya, an iron tsuba inlaid with iroe taka zogan depicting partridges in the grass, a shakudo nanako fuchi kashira decorated with a horseman, figures, and a pine tree, and shakudo and gilded copper menuki decorated with dragons. Broken tip, chipped edge, traces of oxidation. - Katana with a koto blade, sugata shinogi-zukuri, iori mune, tori-zori, ko kissaki, jihada difficult to discern, gunome hamon, ubu nakago with two mekugi ana, signed Akikuni - 顕国. Nagasa: 66 cm. Koshirae consisting of a saya that is half black lacquered and the other half inlaid with bone inlays on a black background, an openwork iron tsuba inlaid with nunome zogan, decorated with the legend of Rosei’s dream; a shakudo nanako fuchi kashira decorated with sparrows among bamboo; and shakudo and gilded copper menuki decorated with seated figures. Broken tip, significant signs of oxidation; the kurikata is missing.