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Samurai katana.
FUSHI - KASHIRA en suite in iron originally inlaid with copper interlacing, the fushi simulating basketry (wear from use).
TSUKA in wood covered with ray skin, braided with black lacquered leather.
MENUKIS in chased and gilded copper.
TSUBA sumikiri-kaku-gata in openwork iron with geometric motifs.
SAYA in brown lacquer.
HABAKI in silver engraved with oblique lines.
Straight blade, hamon regular, straight and well marked, tang with one hole, unsigned.
Sold with stand, silk carrying case and NBTHK certificate.
NBTHK also known as Nihon Bijutsu Touken Hozon Kyokai (the Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), is one of the oldest Japanese sword evaluation organizations in modern Japan.
sold with full blade oshigata
Dimensions: 116 x 10 X 10 cm.
Blade length: 70.3 cm.
Curvature (sori) : 2 cm.
Weight : 700 g.
Notes : This work is classified as Jyo Saku among those attributed to Mumei (Kongobei). The name Kongobei generally refers to Mori (Moritaka) from Chikuzen province. A distinctive feature of Moritaka blades is that the Nakago has a "Sotoba" (stupa) shape at the end.
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