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Katana: Miike Ju Sirou Kunimitsu Saku no.(First generation)

2017/01/16

Katana in Shirasaya

Signature:Miike Ju Sirou Kunimitsu Saku no.

The blade was polished.
Blade length : 74.3 cm or 29.25 inches.
Sori : 1.7 cm or 0.66 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.33 cm or 1.31 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.30 cm or 0.90 inches.
Kasane : 0.66 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : Showa period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick with longer kisaki nice looking
Jitetsu :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach and also chikei work
attractive nice Jignane.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair with soft feeling ash work.
Boshi is komidare and togari hamon.

Special feature : First generation Miike Kunimitsu was born at meiji 27th March 26th as a son of the Shinano Kami Hisahiro.
He was working also after the war but unfortunately he passed away Syowa 63,January 15th.
He got many prizes like Dai Nippon Tosyokai Meiyo prize, Ministry of Education prize,Tokusen 3times, Hakudo Nakayama said that the sword is as same as Kotetsu and repotted as Oowazamono in Syowa.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price:¥900,000-

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