A SHINTO WAKIZASHI, PROBABLY HIZEN

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A SHINTO WAKIZASHI, PROBABLY HIZEN
EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

Sugata: shinogi-zukuri with iori-mune and chu-kissaki; nagasa: 1 shaku, 4 sun, 9 bu (45.2 cm.); koshi-zori of 0.9 cm.; Jihada: itame; Hamon: notare midare in nioi and some ko-nie; Boshi: hakikake; Nakago: regular, ubu and with a slightly dry, brown patina; yasurime: kiri-yasuri; nakagojiri: ha-agari kuri-jiri; mekugi-ana: two; mei: mumei. Shirasaya; silk storage bag.