A KOTŌ TACHI IN HANDACHI MOUNTS Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century Of honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki configuration and slight koshizori curvature, forged in itame hada mixed with mokume hada and with a gunome midare tempered edge ending in a midare komi bōshi, chiseled on both sides with a Buddhist ken and bonji in low relief within bōhi, the machiokuri tang with three holes (one overlapping and partially plugged) and later file marks, with a one-piece gilt habaki; the handachi goshira