"Koto Katana"
MOMOYAMA period (1573 - 1603) Signed (mei): Bishu Osafune ju Sukesada
Blade (sugata): shinogi zukuri, iori mune
Forging pattern (hada): masame
Temper (hamon): choji
Rocket (nakago): suriage, kuri nakagojiri, three mekugi ana
Mount (koshira-e)
Tsuba: maru gata in openwork iron in namban style
Fuchi kashira: in shibuichi decorated with dragons in the clouds
Menuki: in gilded copper depicting dragons
Scabbard (saya): in cracked black lacquer imitating leather
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