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W1970.946

W1970.946
Cool Collection
Blade
Type: SHOTO

Mei: mumei

Nagasa: 52.4 cm

Sori: 1.0 cm, torii

Sugata: shinogi tsukuri, iori mune

Nakago: 14.2 cm, one mekugi ana, ubu

Kissaki: chu

Hada: itame, masame in shinogi ji

Hamon: unusually regular becoming a notare of pointed gonome

Date: c. 1650
The ‘three cedars’ temper line is characteristic of the Mino Seki style. This blade could have been made by any of the Shinto smiths working in late Seki style.
Koshirae
none

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1970.946
Accession Date: 19 Apr 1967

 

 

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