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KIYONDO KATANA
Iorimune, honzukuri with medium point (chu-gissaki) slight curve, (koshi-zori), tightly forged masame, tempered edge suguba with broad habuchi of nioi and ko-nie, hakikake boshi with bright nie, tang ubu signed Koto ni oite Fujiwara Kiyondo kore zo and dated Keio sannen nigatsu bi, (1867), 71.1cm., in shirasaya with sayagaki by Dr. Sato Kanzan
Kiyondo who worked in several styles was a celebrated student of Kiyomaro.
Iorimune, honzukuri with medium point (chu-gissaki) slight curve, (koshi-zori), tightly forged masame, tempered edge suguba with broad habuchi of nioi and ko-nie, hakikake boshi with bright nie, tang ubu signed Koto ni oite Fujiwara Kiyondo kore zo and dated Keio sannen nigatsu bi, (1867), 71.1cm., in shirasaya with sayagaki by Dr. Sato Kanzan
Kiyondo who worked in several styles was a celebrated student of Kiyomaro.