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KATANA with shinogi-zukuri blade, gunome hamon,...

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KATANA with shinogi-zukuri blade, gunome hamon, nakago with three mekugi-ana, unsigned; Black lacquer ishime-ji scabbard, scattered with aogai, iron tsuba inlaid in sentoku and gold with mountains and flowers, fuchi-kashira not in suite, with incised decoration of pine and stylized motifs, a menuki featuring two shishi. Japan, 17th-18th c. (Kizu and trace of oxidation on the blade, dirt and scratches; lacquer gaps on the scabbard, missing kurigata, a menuki, and part of the braiding) L. 67 cm