UNSIGNED SHITAHARA SCHOOL, MUROMACHI PERIOD (15TH-16TH CENTURY)
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A KOTO KATANA
Unsigned Shitahara school, Muromachi Period (15th-16th century)
The blade hon-zukuri, mitsumune, deep torii-zori with extended chu-kissaki, the hada is o-mokume with itame-nagare, ji-nie, gunome-midare hamon of nie with sunagashi and chikei, muneyaki with much tobiyaki towards the upper part of the blade, o-suriage nakago, 64.7cm., in its gunto mounting
Unsigned Shitahara school, Muromachi Period (15th-16th century)
The blade hon-zukuri, mitsumune, deep torii-zori with extended chu-kissaki, the hada is o-mokume with itame-nagare, ji-nie, gunome-midare hamon of nie with sunagashi and chikei, muneyaki with much tobiyaki towards the upper part of the blade, o-suriage nakago, 64.7cm., in its gunto mounting