This katana by Bando Taro Bokuden, active in the Edo period (Enpo era), features a deep sori and a well-proportioned body. The jigane is a tightly forged ko-itame, and the hamon is a nioi-deki suguha with a tight nioiguchi. It comes with a robust koshirae featuring Higo fuchi-kashira, large kenmaki-ryu menuki, and a new black ishime saya, with an old saya also included as a rest scabbard.
NihontoWatchmei · Edo · nagasa 74.9cm · sori 2cm
The Edo period (1615 to 1868)
For two and a half centuries of peace the sword was the warrior’s legal badge rather than his weapon. Each great city developed its own manner, Edo’s tested strength against Ōsaka’s polished brilliance, until demand thinned in the era’s last decades.
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Koshirae¥385,000
