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A Bizen katana
Muromachi period (early 15th century)
Sugata: [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune,
Kitae: [forging pattern]: itamewith o-itame nagare, utsuri
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome choji-midare of nioi with ko-nie
Boshi [tip]: apparently ichimai
Nakago [tang]: suriage, two mekugi-ana,kiri file marks, kiri-jiri
Habaki [collar]: single copper
Horimono [carving]: narrow bohi both sides, kaku-dome, yokote sagaru
Nagasa [length of blade]: 60cm long
Koshirae [mounting]: katana mounting, black ishimeji lacquered scabbard, round iron tsuba pierced into quadrants divided by stylized sections on bamboo, from which shoots and leaves form a circle, fuchi-kashira of shakudo nanako with flowers, insects, a flowering plum tree in high relief with copper, silver, and gold inlay, shakudo menuki of chrysanthemum sprays with gilt details, 92.5 cm
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