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Short Japanese sword, Aikushi, shirasaya blade, NBTHK certificate
Japan Edo period (1603-1868).
Steel, wood, lacquer, braiding, silver.
Length of the cutting edge, (Nagasa): 22 cm
Nakago: 8.5 cm – Weight of the blade: 110g
Straight blade of the Hira Zukuri type; hamon suguha. Double grooves and orimono representing the Ken, symbol of the divinity Fudo Myoo. Attributed to KANESADA, Shinshinto period.
Nakago of the kuri-jori type.
Silver higo-habaki.
Scabbard (saya) in wood, lacquered with brown highlights, with an anemone flower with a golden heart.
Koigushi, Kojiri and kuri gata en suite, iron, silver with architectural patterns.
Wooden tsuka, covered with white shagreen, with complex braiding.
Fushi kashira en suite, iron, silver with architectural patterns.
Menuki en suite, foliage pattern.
Very good condition.
Ref. : 5385
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Ref: YM44OTXORT