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A MINO SEKI CHIISA-KATANA
MUROMACHI PERIOD, CIRCA 1470, SIGNED SEKI NO JU KANEHISA, ATTRIBUTED TO KANEHISA, 3RD GENERATION
Sugata: shinogi-zukuri with iori-mune and chu-kissaki; nagasa: 1 shaku, 7 sun, 9 bu, 8 rin (54.4 cm.);
torii-zori of 1.4 cm.; fumbari: 0.8 cm.; horimono: kaki-nagashi bo-hi on both sides. Jihada: o-itame mokume. Hamon: sanbontsugi of ko-nie and nioi with substantial sunagashi in the areas of lowest convexity. Boshi: midari-komi with slight kaeri. Nakago: ubu, slightly tapering and with a dry, brown patina; yasurime: taka no ha; nakagojiri: ha-agari kuri-jiri; mei: katana-mei, Seki no ju Kanehisa. Gunto koshirae.
MUROMACHI PERIOD, CIRCA 1470, SIGNED SEKI NO JU KANEHISA, ATTRIBUTED TO KANEHISA, 3RD GENERATION
Sugata: shinogi-zukuri with iori-mune and chu-kissaki; nagasa: 1 shaku, 7 sun, 9 bu, 8 rin (54.4 cm.);
torii-zori of 1.4 cm.; fumbari: 0.8 cm.; horimono: kaki-nagashi bo-hi on both sides. Jihada: o-itame mokume. Hamon: sanbontsugi of ko-nie and nioi with substantial sunagashi in the areas of lowest convexity. Boshi: midari-komi with slight kaeri. Nakago: ubu, slightly tapering and with a dry, brown patina; yasurime: taka no ha; nakagojiri: ha-agari kuri-jiri; mei: katana-mei, Seki no ju Kanehisa. Gunto koshirae.