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The blade honzukuri with torii-zori and chu-gissaki, mokume hada with profuse ji-nie, midare hamon of nie with sunagashi and yo, irregular boshi with nijuba, ubu-nakago, signed Sukesada, 16th century Bizen work, 63.7cm.; in a "chopped straw" lacquer saya horn kashira and saya mounts, shakudo-nanako fuchi decorated with flowers and insects in Mino style, with an inscription, circular iron mokume-ji tsuba carved as two shells within the rim, in the style of Takagi Kuninaga
The blade honzukuri with torii-zori and chu-gissaki, mokume hada with profuse ji-nie, midare hamon of nie with sunagashi and yo, irregular boshi with nijuba, ubu-nakago, signed Sukesada, 16th century Bizen work, 63.7cm.; in a "chopped straw" lacquer saya horn kashira and saya mounts, shakudo-nanako fuchi decorated with flowers and insects in Mino style, with an inscription, circular iron mokume-ji tsuba carved as two shells within the rim, in the style of Takagi Kuninaga