Description

This antique Edo-period katana is a blade built on restraint. Mumei, it carries no swordsmith's name, yet its geometry makes a clear statement: a smith working in the classical tradition, deliberately choosing form and discipline over the decorative elaboration that dominated much Shintō-period production. The sword is presented in a complete period koshirae whose components form a coherent ensemble of considerable quality.

Antique Japanese Katana with Seated Sages Iron Tsuba and Suguha Hamon Mumei Edo Period

Antique Japanese Katana with Seated Sages Iron Tsuba and Suguha Hamon Mumei Edo Period

Katana

$3,400

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Era

Edo

Specifications

Nagasa

68 cm

Sori

2 cm

Dealer

Katana Sword

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