KATANA

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KATANA:	KA051.
Mei:		KANENORI Tsukuru, Hoki province.
		Kimi Banzai.
Kanteisho:	HOZON TOKEN N.B.T.H.K. Kanteisho.
Date kanteisho:	Heisei, 15th Year, 2nd Month, 21st Day.
Period:		19th century, Shin-Shinto, 1863.
		The Kanteisho identifies the smith as Miyamoto Kanenori. 
		See also Hawley, KAN259.
Nagasa:	Length 70,6 cm.
Sugata:		Shinogi zukuri, iori mune, chu kissaki.
Kitae:		Itame hada, ko itame hada.
Hamon:		Regular choji midare, with many nie.  
Boshi:		Ko-maru, nie.
Nakago:	Ubu nakago, yasuri me katesagari, 
		ha-agari kurijiri, 2 mekugi-ana.  
Price:		€  8.600,-- 
		

KOSHIRAE:	
Saya:		Contemporary black urushi saya.
Habaki:		Single habaki, copper with gold foil. 
		Seppa, copper.
Fuchi/kashira:	With many small insects, Mino Goto style. 
		Nice tsukamaki in katatsumamimaki style. 
Menuki:		Gold color, dragonflies.
Tsuba:		Mumei, steel, marugata, sukashi, Heianjo school.
		Size 77,2 x 72,4 mm. With gold/copper inlay.
		
Sword comes in shirasaya and koshirae.
Good Japanese polish, with sword bags.

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