MEI: DEWA NO KUNI SHONAI JU IKEDA KAZUHIDE NYUDO RYUKEN, DATED BUNSEI JUICHI NEN (1828) NIGATSU BI
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A MASAHIDE SCHOOL KATANA WITH KOSHIRAE
Mei: Dewa no kuni Shonai ju Ikeda Kazuhide nyudo ryuken, dated Bunsei juichi nen (1828) nigatsu bi
The blade honzukuri, iorimune with chu-gissaki, very slight torii-zori, tightly forged nashiji, tempered edge choji of ko-nie and nioi and abundance of deep ashi through the length, with ko-maru boshi, tang ubu, 69.1cm.; encased in brown lacquer saya with cloud patterns, shibuichi kojiri decorated with flying herons (kurikata missing), tsuka cotton bound, shakudo fuchi carved in relief with plum blossoms and horn kashira, menuki depicting minogame and heron, iron circular Namban tsuba, 19th Century
Mei: Dewa no kuni Shonai ju Ikeda Kazuhide nyudo ryuken, dated Bunsei juichi nen (1828) nigatsu bi
The blade honzukuri, iorimune with chu-gissaki, very slight torii-zori, tightly forged nashiji, tempered edge choji of ko-nie and nioi and abundance of deep ashi through the length, with ko-maru boshi, tang ubu, 69.1cm.; encased in brown lacquer saya with cloud patterns, shibuichi kojiri decorated with flying herons (kurikata missing), tsuka cotton bound, shakudo fuchi carved in relief with plum blossoms and horn kashira, menuki depicting minogame and heron, iron circular Namban tsuba, 19th Century