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A SHINSHINTO EDO SUISHINSHI KATANA
DATED BUNKA 3 (1806), SIGNED SUISHINSHI MASAHIDE AND KAO
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 1 sun, 4 bu (67.1 cm.); decrease in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1 cm.; carving (horimono): inside (ura): bonji; outside (omote): tamaoi ryu.
Forging pattern (jihada): finely compacted wood grain (ko-mokume).
Tempering pattern (hamon): small regular invections (gonome) interspaced with clove patterns (choji) in nioi and fine nie.
Point (boshi): medium rounded (chu-maru).
Tang (nakago) shape (keitai): regular, ubu and with a dry, brown patina; file marks (yasurime): kesho; end (nakagojiri): iri-yamagata; holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (mei), katana-mei: Suishinshi Masahide and kao; date (jidai): Bunka 3-nen 8-gatsu hi (a day in the 8th month of Bunka 3 [1806]). [Surface very slightly 'foggy.']
Black saya and silk storage bag.
DATED BUNKA 3 (1806), SIGNED SUISHINSHI MASAHIDE AND KAO
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 1 sun, 4 bu (67.1 cm.); decrease in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1 cm.; carving (horimono): inside (ura): bonji; outside (omote): tamaoi ryu.
Forging pattern (jihada): finely compacted wood grain (ko-mokume).
Tempering pattern (hamon): small regular invections (gonome) interspaced with clove patterns (choji) in nioi and fine nie.
Point (boshi): medium rounded (chu-maru).
Tang (nakago) shape (keitai): regular, ubu and with a dry, brown patina; file marks (yasurime): kesho; end (nakagojiri): iri-yamagata; holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (mei), katana-mei: Suishinshi Masahide and kao; date (jidai): Bunka 3-nen 8-gatsu hi (a day in the 8th month of Bunka 3 [1806]). [Surface very slightly 'foggy.']
Black saya and silk storage bag.