Koto wakizashi
Late MUROMACHI Era (1333 - 1573) / MOMOYAMA Era (1573 - 1603)
Signed (mei): Kanemoto Kore wo suriageru
Blade (sugata): shinogi zukuri, iori mune, kaki nagashi bo-hi extending on the spindle, chu-kissaki
Forge pattern (hada): itame
Temper (hamon): midare
Tip (boshi): ko-maru
Rocket (nakago): suriage keitai, kiri nakagojiri, two mekugi ana, kiri yasurime
Length (nagasa): 56.3 cm
Mounting (koshira-e):
Tsuba: iron nagamaru gata with openwork maru bori decoration of a dragon among foaming waves, the droplets inlaid with gilt copper
Fuchi kashira: en suite, in shibuichi with gilt copper inlaid decoration of insects on a nanako background (praying mantis, suzumushi and dragonfly)
Kojiri : in hammered iron decorated with a dragonfly in gilt copper and shibuichi
Kurikata : in suaka, with shibuichi and gilt copper decoration of a fly and a spider
Kogai : in shibuichi with relief decoration and inlay of suaka and gilded copper of a saddle and a whip
Kozuka : in shibuichi with relief decoration and inlay of gilded copper of a kabuto, a whip and a banner
Menuki : in shibuichi, suaka and gilded copper of a cicada and a cicada larva
Scabbard (saya) : in black-brown lacquer inlaid with purple shells
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