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MINO SHIZU KATANA
Early 14th Century
Iorimune, the wide blade honzukuri with broad katana-bi to each side, large point (o-gissaki), curve (koshi-zori), forged with mixed itame and masame with bright ji-nie in the monouchi area, o-notare with bright nie very active with kinsuji and sunagashi, deep cluster of nie and yo, hakikake boshi with cluster of nie, tang o-suriage with two holes, one filled with gold, bearing fine gold covered cat-scratched habaki, Naoe Shizu school, 71.6cm., in shirasaya
Early 14th Century
Iorimune, the wide blade honzukuri with broad katana-bi to each side, large point (o-gissaki), curve (koshi-zori), forged with mixed itame and masame with bright ji-nie in the monouchi area, o-notare with bright nie very active with kinsuji and sunagashi, deep cluster of nie and yo, hakikake boshi with cluster of nie, tang o-suriage with two holes, one filled with gold, bearing fine gold covered cat-scratched habaki, Naoe Shizu school, 71.6cm., in shirasaya