A KO-KATANA IN BLACK LACQUERED SAYA
A KO-KATANA IN BLACK LACQUERED SAYA
Sugata (configuration): tori-zori (evenly curved)
Hamon (tempering pattern): irregular and appears to be mostly gunome (small rounded), but details are unclear due to poor condition
Nakago (tang): ubu mumei (unaltered and unsigned) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole), riyama-gata (unevenly pointed rising on one side), with some red rust
Nagasa (length): 51.4 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 1.8 cm and moto-haba (width at the bottom) 2.5 cm
Koshirae: unwrapped tsuka (handle), shakudo (alloy) fuchi-kashira (fixtures at either end of the handle) with a gold floral design, multi-lobed mumei (unsigned) iron tsuba (hand guard)
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A KO-KATANA IN BLACK LACQUERED SAYA
Sugata (configuration): tori-zori (evenly curved)
Hamon (tempering pattern): irregular and appears to be mostly gunome (small rounded), but details are unclear due to poor condition
Nakago (tang): ubu mumei (unaltered and unsigned) with a single mekugi-ana (peg hole), riyama-gata (unevenly pointed rising on one side), with some red rust
Nagasa (length): 51.4 cm, saki-haba (width at the tip) 1.8 cm and moto-haba (width at the bottom) 2.5 cm
Koshirae: unwrapped tsuka (handle), shakudo (alloy) fuchi-kashira (fixtures at either end of the handle) with a gold floral design, multi-lobed mumei (unsigned) iron tsuba (hand guard)
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