Echizen Sukehiro Katana, Sai Jo Saku, ca. 1660’s NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon, with Koshirae
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Features:

A stunning example by one of the top Osaka Shinto masters. This is an early work from ca. Kanbun era, featuring the large pattern O-gunome midare hamon that preceded his acclaimed doranba. The sword features a brilliant kurikara horimono of a dragon entwined with a ken along with a sanskrit bonji for Fudo Myo-O.

The blade features the straighter sugata associated with Kanbun era. The nakago is ubu and signed Echizen no Kami Sukehiro. The jigane is a tight ko-itame hada. The O-gunome hamon finishes in a thick maru boshi. The hamon displays a deep nioi guchi of dense nie with long ashi between gunome formations.

Along with high quality koshirae with signed matching furniture.

Measurements:

Nagasa: 69.6 cm

Sori: 1.4 cm

Motohaba: 3.2 cm

Sakihaba: 2.1 cm

Kissaki: 3.3 cm

Nakago: 16.6 cm

Kasane: 6.9 mm