KATANA

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KATANA:	KA055.
Mei:		 (Bizen Osafune)  SUKEMITSU.
Kanteisho:	HOZON TOKEN N.B.T.H.K. Kanteisho.
Date kanteisho:	Heisei, 15th Year, 8th Month, 5th Day.
Period:		16th century, Koto. 
Nagasa:	Length 64,6 cm. sori 2,6 cm,
Sugata:		Shinogi zukuri, iori mune, chu kissaki.
Kitae:		Itame hada, some masame hada.
Hamon:		Juka-choji, ashi, sunagashi, yo, nie,  
Boshi:		Ko-maru, nie.
Nakago:	Ubu nakago, yasuri me katesagari, ha-agari kurijiri,
		Typical short Bizen nakago, 1 mekugi-ana.  
Price:		€  7.600,-- 
		

KOSHIRAE:	
Saya:		Contemporary black urushi saya.
Habaki:		Single habaki, gold or gold plated. 
		Seppa, gilted copper.
Fuchi/kashira:	Kashira, horn, fuchi shakudo with gold, 
		5 people pulling a boat. 
		New tsukamaki in katatsumamimaki style. 
Menuki:		Contemporary silver colored, with flowers.
Tsuba:		Mumei, steel, mokkogata, dragon in low relief.  
		75,1 x 70,2 mm. Design of waves.
		
Sword comes in shirasaya and koshirae.
Good Japanese polish, with sword bags.

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