A SHINTO MINO KATANA
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A SHINTO MINO KATANA

SIGNED KANENOBU, AND ON THE URA SUGAWARA MICHIZANE MATSUYO FUJINO MOTOHIRO [FUJINO MOTOHIRO, DESCENDANT OF SUGAWARA MICHIZANE], EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)

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A SHINTO MINO KATANA
SIGNED KANENOBU, AND ON THE URA SUGAWARA MICHIZANE MATSUYO FUJINO MOTOHIRO [FUJINO MOTOHIRO, DESCENDANT OF SUGAWARA MICHIZANE], EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune, low curve of Kanbun Shinto shape, chu-kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: o-itame nagare with plentious ji-nie
Hamon [tempering pattern]: long suguha yakidashi, gunome with togari-ba of nie, with large sunagashi
Boshi [tip]: a gentle komaru
Nakago [tang]: ubu, osujigai with a little kessho file marks, one mekugi-ana, iriyama-gata tip
Habaki [collar]: solid silver
Nagasa [length of blade]: 69.3 cm
Koshirae [mounting]: in shirasaya

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