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93  |   A KATANA
                                                                                          IN SHIRASAYA
                                                                                    Japan, 18th century, Edo period
                                                                                    (1615-1868)

                                                                                    The slender blade with shinogi-
                                                                                    zukuri and iori mune. The hamon
                                                                                    with kawazuko-choji, the hada
                                                                                    is itame. The nakago (tang) with
                                                                                    one mekugi-ana, the yasurimee
                                                                                    is sujikai, the tip is kurijiri. The
                                                                                    inscription refers, quite unusually,
                                                                                    not to the maker but the owner
                                                                                    and reads Kakefuda YOSHIHARU tai
                                                                                    kore. The tai could also be read as
                                                                                    obi (belt), the inscription would then
                                                                                    translate as “Yoshiharu wears this
                                                                                    in his belt”. The silver habaki with
                                                                                    nekogaki and hallmarks is very finely
                                                                                    executed.
                                                                                    NAGASA 64 cm, blade LENGTH
                                                                                    81.5 cm, total LENGTH 89.8 cm
                                                                                    Condition: The blade is in excellent
                                                                                    condition with very minor surface
                                                                                    wear.
                                                                                    Provenance: Hungarian private
                                                                                    collection.
                                                                                    Estimate EUR 2,000
                                                                                    Starting price EUR 1,000
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