A KYOTO SENJUIN KATANA

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A KYOTO SENJUIN KATANA
EDO PERIOD, DATED 1684, SIGNED A (STEM OF KIKU), DAI HOSHI HOKKYO RAI EISEN/IZUMI [NO] KAMI FUJIWARA KINMICHI

Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 3 sun, 6 bu (71.7cm.); curvature (sori): shallow koshi-zori of 1.1cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): extremely dense and fine 'pear-skin' (nashiji).
Tempering pattern (hamon): hako-midare with many fine nie and some ji-nie.
Point (boshi): small and rounded (ko-maru).
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): slender, tapering and unshortened (ubu); file marks (yasurime): sujikai; end (nakagojiri): ha-agari kurijiri; holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (katanamei): (stem of kiku) Dai Hoshi Hokkyo Rai Eisen/Izumi [no] Kami Fujiwara Rai Kinmichi, dated Jokyo 1 (1684) 8th month, an auspicious day.

Shirasaya with attestation signed Kunzan (Homma Junji).

Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5500110, dated Showa 55 (1980); and a koshu tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 19512, dated Showa 55 (1980).