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A KO-BIZEN STYLE KATANA
MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED AND INSET [GAKUMEI], TAKAHIRA
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 1 sun, 0.5 bu (63.8 cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 2.0 cm.; decrease in width of blade (fumbari): 0.8 cm.; carving (horimono): kaki-nagashi bo-hi on both sides extending deeply into the tang.
Forging pattern (jihada): small wood grain (ko-mokume).
Tempering pattern (hamon): small irregular patterns (komidare) with some scattered 'swept sands' (sunagashi) and becoming very slightly wider towards the yokote.
Point (boshi): small rounded (ko-maru) with slight turn-back.
Tang (nakago) shape (keitai): shortened (o-suriage); file marks (yasurime): horizontal (kiri-yasuri); end (nakagojiri): squared (kiri-jiri); holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (mei), katana-mei: inscribed and inset (gaku-mei), Takahira. [Condition OK.]
Shirasaya and silk storage bag.
MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED AND INSET [GAKUMEI], TAKAHIRA
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 1 sun, 0.5 bu (63.8 cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 2.0 cm.; decrease in width of blade (fumbari): 0.8 cm.; carving (horimono): kaki-nagashi bo-hi on both sides extending deeply into the tang.
Forging pattern (jihada): small wood grain (ko-mokume).
Tempering pattern (hamon): small irregular patterns (komidare) with some scattered 'swept sands' (sunagashi) and becoming very slightly wider towards the yokote.
Point (boshi): small rounded (ko-maru) with slight turn-back.
Tang (nakago) shape (keitai): shortened (o-suriage); file marks (yasurime): horizontal (kiri-yasuri); end (nakagojiri): squared (kiri-jiri); holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (mei), katana-mei: inscribed and inset (gaku-mei), Takahira. [Condition OK.]
Shirasaya and silk storage bag.