NihontoWatchNihontoWatchCarefully executed sukidashi takabori is applied to a thick, lustrous tetsu-migakiji surface. On the omote, a figure thought to be a sennin stands atop surging waves with a ken strapped to his back and hands clasped in prayer. The ura features a peaceful sansui-zu, with distant mountains and a lake, and a hermitage standing nearby. There is a Chinese tale called "Bassen Kakai" in which "eight sennin each use their own treasures to cross the eastern sea, clashing with the clan of the Dragon King who rules the ocean"; among them, the one carrying a ken on his back is thought to be Lu Dongbin, who was also known as a kensen. Kiyotaka was the first generation of the Inoue family and a joko who became a kakae-ko of the Choshu han in Kansei 2; this work is also finished as a yuhin that demonstrates his polite and skillful ability. Kincha-kawari-nuri-zaya uchigatana wakizashi koshirae
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