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Property from the Collection of William N. Wood Prince
A Mino Seki Katana
MUROMACHI PERIOD (CIRCA 1490-1530), SIGNED KANENAGA
Details
A Mino Seki Katana
Muromachi Period (Circa 1490-1530), signed Kanenaga
Sugata [configuration]: Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, o-kissaki, koshi-zori of 1.5cm, funbari of 0.6cm
Kitae [forging pattern]: itame mokume with slight masame in the omote monouchi
Hamon [Tempering pattern]: suguha with both notare and o-notare in Shizu style and with sunagashi and some kinsuji, especially in the monouchi
Boshi [Tip]: midare-komi with some hakikake
Nakago [Tang]: suriage, with takano ha file marks, iriyamagata, two mekugi-ana
Nagasa [Length of blade]: 68.9cm
Koshirae [Mounting]: uchigatana-koshirae, comprising a textured brown-black saya mounted with a silver kojiri with gold insects, a tsuka mounted with gold and shakudo nanako menuki formed as dragons and a shakudo ishime fuchigashira decorated with gilt dragons chasing flaming pearls, an iron Kinai of Echizen tsuba pierced with a design of sword tangs by famous makers, unsigned (rusted); the blade in shirasaya (wood storage scabbard)
Muromachi Period (Circa 1490-1530), signed Kanenaga
Sugata [configuration]: Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, o-kissaki, koshi-zori of 1.5cm, funbari of 0.6cm
Kitae [forging pattern]: itame mokume with slight masame in the omote monouchi
Hamon [Tempering pattern]: suguha with both notare and o-notare in Shizu style and with sunagashi and some kinsuji, especially in the monouchi
Boshi [Tip]: midare-komi with some hakikake
Nakago [Tang]: suriage, with takano ha file marks, iriyamagata, two mekugi-ana
Nagasa [Length of blade]: 68.9cm
Koshirae [Mounting]: uchigatana-koshirae, comprising a textured brown-black saya mounted with a silver kojiri with gold insects, a tsuka mounted with gold and shakudo nanako menuki formed as dragons and a shakudo ishime fuchigashira decorated with gilt dragons chasing flaming pearls, an iron Kinai of Echizen tsuba pierced with a design of sword tangs by famous makers, unsigned (rusted); the blade in shirasaya (wood storage scabbard)
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