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With certificate by Toen sha no. 100260 rating the blade as jo-jo saku, and another by Tankido, Kurita Mitsuo, no. 54. attribuing the blade to a later generation.
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A KATANA BY MURAMASA
The blade honzukuri with torii-zori with extended chugissaki, itame hada, suguha alternating with ko-choji along the length of the blade, the choji active with sunagashi and inazuma, an abundance of jifu on the monouchi area of the omote, chu-maru boshi, double grooves on the ura and omote, the latter also with a ken, ubu-nakago, signed Muramasa, 17th century, 66.1cm.; in a black lacquer saya (damaged), copper fuchi decorated with gilt flowers, horn kashira, copper menuki of flowers and iron Kaneie tsuba
The blade honzukuri with torii-zori with extended chugissaki, itame hada, suguha alternating with ko-choji along the length of the blade, the choji active with sunagashi and inazuma, an abundance of jifu on the monouchi area of the omote, chu-maru boshi, double grooves on the ura and omote, the latter also with a ken, ubu-nakago, signed Muramasa, 17th century, 66.1cm.; in a black lacquer saya (damaged), copper fuchi decorated with gilt flowers, horn kashira, copper menuki of flowers and iron Kaneie tsuba