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A TACHI
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A TACHI
The blade honzukuri with koshi-zori and chu-gissaki, masame-itame hada, sugu komidare hamon of ko-nie, hakikake boshi, ubu-nakago with signature Minamoto Nobukuni Kanetsugu, 18th century, 67.2cm.; in a nashiji saya with full brass tachi fittings carved with leaves and tendrils, similar kashira, plain copper fuchi, copper shishi menuki, shakudo nanako aoi tsuba with gilt tendrils
The blade honzukuri with koshi-zori and chu-gissaki, masame-itame hada, sugu komidare hamon of ko-nie, hakikake boshi, ubu-nakago with signature Minamoto Nobukuni Kanetsugu, 18th century, 67.2cm.; in a nashiji saya with full brass tachi fittings carved with leaves and tendrils, similar kashira, plain copper fuchi, copper shishi menuki, shakudo nanako aoi tsuba with gilt tendrils