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Lot 1013 · Fine Japanese and Korean Art including Japanese Screens from The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Simone and Alan Hartman Collection of Japanese Art Part II

(ACTIVE CIRCA 1303) An Important Jūyō-Ranked Sōshū Katana Kamakura period (1185-1333), circa 1303

Tōsaburō Yukimitsu

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Estimate
$70,000–$90,000 hammer
Result
upcoming — 21 March 2024
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Fine Japanese and Korean Art including Japanese Screens from The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Simone and Alan Hartman Collection of Japanese Art Part II, New York · 21 March 2024
Record ID
TB-2026-367804
Record
first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Tōsaburō Yukimitsu, TŌSABURŌ YUKIMITSU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1303) An Important Jūyō-Ranked Sōshū Katana Kamakura period (1185-1333), circa 1303. Bonhams, 21 Mar 2024, lot 1013. estimate $70,000–$90,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-367804.

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71% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%

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Tōsaburō Yukimitsu, TŌSABURŌ YUKIMITSU (ACTIVE CIRCA 1303) An Important Jūyō-Ranked Sōshū Katana Kamakura period (1185-1333), circa 1303. Bonhams, 21 Mar 2024, lot 1013. estimate $70,000–$90,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-367804.

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KITAGAWA SŌTEN LINEAGE A Shakudō (Gold-Copper Alloy) Soroimono (Set o… Kitagawa Sōten Lineage A Shakudō $5,000–$7,000
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