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Katana : Sesshu Fujiwara (Ikakire)

2017/01/07

Katana in Shirasaya

Signature: Sesshu Fujiwara (Ikakire)

The blade was polished
Habaki:silver single habaki.
Blade length : 67.27 cm or 26.48 inches.
Sori : 0.9cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.77cm or 1.09 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.08 cm or 0.81 inches.
Kasane : 0.75cm or 0.29 inches.
Weight of only blade:605g
Era :Edo Kanbun Period
Shape : It is cut shorten katana with the signature Sesshu Fujiwara.
Jitetsu :Koitame hada well grained with beautiful Osaka jigane.
There is a faint utsuri on the ji.
Hamon : Nie structure with long ashi and ha. It is choji midare

Special feature : This blade is cut shorten. But there is signature.
It looks like Sekido or Sukehiro 1st generation.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 150,000 JPY-

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