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A SETTSU TSUDA WAKIZASHI
EDO PERIOD, DATED 1677, SIGNED TSUDA ECHIZEN [NO] KAMI SUKEHIRO
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 1 shaku, 6 sun, 5 bu (48.7cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 1.0cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): fine wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): suguba; very shallow notare with profuse nie.
Point (boshi): small and rounded (ko-maru) with chu-kaeri. Tang (nakago): shape (keitai): regular, tapering and unshortened (ubu); file marks (yasurime): kesho-yasuri; end (nakagojiri): iriyamagata; holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (katanamei): Tsuda Echizen [no] Kami Sukehiro, dated Enpo 5 (1677) 2nd month.
Shirasaya with attestation by Shunsui, dated 1962.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 66503, dated Showa 37 (1962).
EDO PERIOD, DATED 1677, SIGNED TSUDA ECHIZEN [NO] KAMI SUKEHIRO
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 1 shaku, 6 sun, 5 bu (48.7cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 1.0cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): fine wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): suguba; very shallow notare with profuse nie.
Point (boshi): small and rounded (ko-maru) with chu-kaeri. Tang (nakago): shape (keitai): regular, tapering and unshortened (ubu); file marks (yasurime): kesho-yasuri; end (nakagojiri): iriyamagata; holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (katanamei): Tsuda Echizen [no] Kami Sukehiro, dated Enpo 5 (1677) 2nd month.
Shirasaya with attestation by Shunsui, dated 1962.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 66503, dated Showa 37 (1962).