Katana: in Shirasaya. NBTHK Hozon paper.
Signature: Kurihara Kenji Nobuhide.
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The blade is polished in Shirasaya.
Blade length: 69.9cm or27.52inches.
Sori:1.5cm or 0.59inch.
Width at the hamachi: 2.9cm or 1.14inches.
Width at the Kissaki:1.725cm or 0.68inches.
Thickess at the hamachi: 0.53cm or 0.21inch.
Era: Late Edo period.

Shape: The blade is slender with rather deep Sori.
Jitetsu:(texture)Itame hada well grained with Jinie attach and easy to visible the texture.

Hamon: Niedeki Suguha hamon and Komidare hamon.
special feature:Kurihara Kenji Nobuhide was well known sword smith of the Kiyomaro student.
He was a mirror maker befor but studied from famous Kiyomaro.
He liked to engrave on the sword contrary his master Kiyomaro.
His engrave was excellent work so he got high reputation from the sword collectors at that time. This sword has Horomono but unfortunately this is not his Horimono.
The blade is slender and very slender temper line.
He made such kind of Koto copy many times.
Even if the blade is slender, the nice Jigane will be charmed us.
NBTHK Hozon paper: Aoi Art estimatin paper : whole Oshigata.

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Price : 1,350,000@Discount! JPY 1,150,000-@ (including shipping charge and 100% insurance fee)