A SHIN-SHINTO KATANA
Signed Shoji Chikuzen Daijo Taikei Fujiwara Naotane - Tenpo 10th year [1839]
The blade honzukuri, iori-mune, toriizori with o-kissaki, forging pattern itame hada nageru with o-hada and ji-nie, tempered edge choji-midare of nie with sunagashi, kinsuji and tobiyaki, midare-komi boshi, ubu nakago, 69.3cm., in an inscribed shirasaya
A SHIN-SHINTO KATANA
Signed Shoji Chikuzen Daijo Taikei Fujiwara Naotane - Tenpo 10th year [1839]
The blade honzukuri, iori-mune, toriizori with o-kissaki, forging pattern itame hada nageru with o-hada and ji-nie, tempered edge choji-midare of nie with sunagashi, kinsuji and tobiyaki, midare-komi boshi, ubu nakago, 69.3cm., in an inscribed shirasaya