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Katana

Katana : Mumei (shinshinto)

2017/01/28

Katana in Koshirae(There has a Hagire)

Signature : Mumei (shinshinto)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 72.1 cm or 28.38 inches.
Sori : 1.5 cm or 0.59 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.95 cm or 1.16 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.12 cm or 0.83 inches.
Kasane : 0.69 cm or 0.27 inches.
Weight of only blade : 865 gram.
Era : Late Edo period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick with suitable sori.
Jitetsu : Koitame well grained like mug style.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midare.

Special feature : The blade was made around late Edo period and healthy blade,
but the Hagire on the upper part of the sword between monouchi area and kissaki.

Koshirae : Gendai(modern times)
Tsuka thread:leather.
Tsuba :On the iron mokko style stub, some landscape is engraved.
Saya : black color.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 160,000 JPY-


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