Japanese Samurai Katana Kiyomitsu Signed / Dated 1560 Mounted WWll Army Fittings Sword LS#102 Ukiyoe They are in the shape

They are in the shape of a gourd which is a lucky symbol of attracting wealth

and layered garments

Height 13"

deep navy — and his signature watercolor-wash technique give the scene the feeling of a careful observational sketch

The unusual use of silver studs as decorative elements

Japanese Samurai Katana Kiyomitsu Signed / Dated 1560 Mounted WWll Army Fittings Sword LS#102 Ukiyoe They are in the shapeAntique Japanese Katana by Osafune Kiyomitsu Signed and Dated August 1560 (Eiroku 3) The tang is fully signed read Bizen Koku j Osafune Magemon no j Kiyomitsu (Kiyomitsu, holder of the Magemon no j title, resident of Osafune in Bizen Province). The date on the reverse remains (a day in the eighth month, Eiroku 3 = 1560 CE). The deep, legible mei and precise date firmly place the blade in the Sengoku Jidai, the summer of Nobunagas Okehazama campaign.