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Katana

Katana : Shuunan Jyu Moritsugu Tsukurino/Keio Ni Tora Hachigatsuhi

Ordering number : 14936

Katana in Shirasaya
Guarantee NBTHK Hozon Token(If the blade doesn't pass we will buy back 100% of the sales price)

Signature : Shuunan Jyu Moritsugu Tsukurino
Keio Ni Tora Hachigatsuhi

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saki)
This sword belongs to Jyojyo Saku ranking.

The blade was polished
Habaki : Gold foiled double habaki.
Blade length : 65.3 cm or 25.71 inches.
Sori : 1.3 cm or 0.51 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.17 cm or 1.25 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.18 cm or 0.85 inches.
Kasane : 0.71 cm or 0.3 inches.
Era : Late period.
Shape : It is wide and thick strong katana. It is Ubu Nakago Katana.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained. It is Muji plain hada style.
Hamon : Nie Deki Gunome Midare accompanied by deep Nioiguchi gunome midare hamon.
There is Sunagashi and Kinsuji work. Boshi is Midare komi and Hakikake brush up style.

Special feature : Shunan Jyu Moritsugu is from Yamaguchi prefecture.
He is not listed on the directory of the sword smith however, this sword is fine sword that resembles Kawachi Kami Masahiro.
It is deep summer cloud like Nioiguchi. It is sword with much feeling.

Guarantee NBTHK Hozon Token If the blade doesn't pass we will buy back 100% of the sales price
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 400,000 JPY- (including shipping and 100% insurance fee)



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