This katana, attributed to Kashu Nobutomo, features a blade length of 65.0cm with a shallow sori. The jigane is a well-forged itame-hada mixed with masame, and the hamon is a skillfully executed gunome-midare with notare. While it has some minor scratches from tameshigiri, the blade is sharp and suitable for practical use.
NihontoWatchmumei · Edo · nagasa 65cm · sori 0.9cm
Kaga · around 1781-1789
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
Under the Tokugawa peace the daishō became a regulated uniform, and demand gathered in the castle towns, above all Edo itself. The craft split two ways: brilliant display work for connoisseurs, and tested blades whose cutting results were sometimes inlaid in gold.
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