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10 A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), LATE EDO PERIOD the blade shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune and chu-kissaki, mokumeitame hada becoming more itame towards the monouichi, notare-midare hamon in nie with sunagaeshi, kaen-boshi and ubu nakago mumei (some machi-okuri) with kiri-jiri and yoko-yasuri Nagasa: 67.9 cm; Moto-haba: 2.9 cm This sword is accompanied by a certificate which states that the sword was determined to be from the Keio period (18651868) and in the tradition of Shinkei Tanemitsu at the NTHK UK shinsa in 2003. £600-800 11 A JAPANESE SWORD (MINO KATANA), KOTO PERIOD the blade shinogi-zukuri, tori-zori, iori-mune, and o-kissaki, itame-gokoro hada becoming masame, narrow gunome hamon in nie becoming togari and san-bon tsuji with some sunagaeshi and many ashi, narrow boshi with a short kaeri and ubu nakago with two mekugi-ana and signed Kanemoto on the omote; with shira-saya including Sato Kanzen saya-gaki Nagasa: 67.8 cm; Moto-haba: 2.3 cm; Saki-haba: 2.2 cm This sword is accompanied by an NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho green paper certificate No. 52251 dated Showa 35. £1500-2500 12 A JAPANESE SWORD (KATANA), KOTO PERIOD the blade hon-zukuri, iori-mune and chu-kissaki, engraved with a bo-hi on each face, narrow notare-midare hamon in ko-nie and nioi with occasional tobiyaki, wide midare-komi boshi with kaeri and suriage nakago with four mekugi-ana, yoko-yasurime and mei of Katsuie on the omote; with shira-saya Nagasa: 63.4 cm; Moto-haba: 2.5 cm; Saki-haba: 2.0 cm This sword is accompanied by an NBTHK Hozon certificate No. 3008131 which attributes the smith Katsuiye to Kaga province and is dated Heisei 27th year. £1500-2000
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