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Description: | inscription, carving, bonji characters (written in Sanscrit), Suken
inscription, carving, bonji characters, Kosansei Myoo
inscription, engraving, Japanese characters on tang, Kunihiro
Steel blade, narrow, tapering, curved and single-edged, triple groove on obverse and bonji inscription. Double grooves on reverse with bonji inscription, blade length 27 1/2 inches. Gunome midare yakiba with niye (dark spots) and a little itame (wood) grain, long tang and two tang holes. Copper habaki covered in gold with engraved diagonal lines. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.science&industry.285205 | Go to resource |
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