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Katana: Mumei (Inshu Kanesaki)

2017/01/04

Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature : Mumei (Inshu Kanesaki)

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 71.3 cm or 28.07 inches.
Sori : 2 cm or 0.78 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.09 cm or 1.21 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.2 cm or 0.86 inches.
Kasane : 0.5 cm or 0.19 inches.
Era : late Muromachi period.
Shape : Suriage Mumei with Sori. Nice shape blade. Bo-Hi has red color.
Jitetsu : Itame Hada well grained with Jinie attach. There are Chikei.
Hamon : Nie Deki Gunome Midare with Togari Gunome.

Special feature : Inshu Kanesaki was a sword smith group
from Muromachi period to Late Edo period.
This blade was made around late Muromachi period.

NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : JPY 250,000-.



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