KATANA

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KATANA.
	
	


Katana:
  
KA051.


Mei:
  
KANENORI Tsukuru, Hoki province.


  
Kimi Banzai.

Kanteisho:
  
HOZON TOKEN N.B.T.H.K. Kanteisho..

Date:
  
Heisei 15th Year,  2nd month, 21st day.

Period:
  
19th Shin-Shinto, 1863.


  
The Kanteisho identifies the smith as


  
Miyamoto Kanenori. See also Hawley, KAN259.

Nagasa:
  
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.


  
Miyamoto KANENORI is regarded a JO SAKU sword smith.     ( 上 作 )


  



  


Price:
  
  SOLD.


  



  



  



 
    



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.

Tsuba:
  
Mumei, steel, marugata, sukashi, Heianjo school.

Size:
  
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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