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Katana : Uda Kunimune saku/Enpo 5 nen Ki 8 gatu hi Gold zogan

Ordering number : 12580

Katana in Shirasaya

Signature:Uda Kunimune saku
Enpo 5 nen Ki 8 gatu hi
Gold zogan:2tsu Do 2,3no Dou No Kiriotoshi Yamakita Masanosule.

The blade was polished.
Habaki : silver single habaki.
Blade length : 67.5 cm or 26.57 inches.
Sori : 1.1 cm or 0.43 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.19 cm or 1.25 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.01 cm or 0.79 inches.
Kasane : 0.71 cm or 0.27 inches.
Era : Edo period Enpo period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick with Kanbun style.
Jitetsu : Masame hada well grained with jinie attach and chikei work beautiful Masame hada. in Kisaaki small kitae kizu appear.
Hamon : Niedeki suguha based with gunome midair.
In hamon, a lot of sunagashi and kinsuji scactter.

Special feature : The founder of Uda Kunimune started from early Muromachi and continued to Edo period.
This blade belonged to 17th generation.The hamon remind us Go Yoshihiro or Kunikiyo.
The beautiful Masame hada is fantastic work.On the Ura, Kinzogan Tameshigiri.
2tsu Do 2,3no Dou No Kiriotoshi Yamakita Masanosule.
Cutting tester Yamakita Masanosule was cut the the body 2 duo and 2 and 3rd Dou cut.

Guarantee : NBTHK Hozon Paper.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Auction start price:JPY 900,000-.
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