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Naginata Ordering number: 06194	Naginata: Tokubetsu Hozon paper. Signature: Taikei Naotane Bunka 7 nem Jujo. The blade is polished in great Shirasaya. Blade length: 38.6cm or 15.197inches. Sori: 2.5cm or 0.984inchs. Width at the hamachi: 3.67cm or 1.445inches. Thickess at the hamachi: 0.8cm or 0.315inchs. Era: Lately Edo period.（1810） Shape: The blade is wide and thick healthy blade. Jitetsu:(texture) Itame hada well grained with much Jinie attach which is called Hijiki hada with much Chikei appear. Hamon: Nie-deki, Gunome midare hamon and Nioikuchi thick wich is called Sosyu-Den style. In Hamon, there are many Sunagashi and Kinsen work.
	Special feature:Naotane, born Shoji Minobei in about 1778 at Yamagata in Dewa province.He went to Edo and become a student of Suishinshi Masahide. The Akimoto family in Yamagata province retained Naotane around about 1812. Naotane got the title Chikuzen-Daijo in 1821and stepped up to the Mino (No) Kami in 1848. Naotane passed away in 1857, aged 79. Naotane could make a variety of styles: Bizen-den, Soshu-den, Yamashiro-den and Yamato-den. He was good at Soshu-den in particular. His swords are ranked at the highest rank called Saijo-saku in the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate. The sayagaki was done by a national human treasure the Honami Nissyu. Taikei Naotane UBU tyusin Zaimei Kahin nari(The blade is Ubu nakago and a fine work. NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper : Aoi Art estimatin paper : whole Oshigata whole image
	1,350,000Yen 　including shipping and 100% insurance fee.

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