This is a wakizashi by Matsumura Masanao, a samurai from Higo Kumamoto, active during the late Edo period (Bunsei 3, 1820). It features a well-forged ko-itame hada with thick ji-nie, and a gunome midare hamon with pointed sections, reminiscent of Satsuma Shin-Shinto works. The blade comes with a black ishime-ji saya wakizashi koshirae and a NBTHK Hozon paper.
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¥430,000
Tracked across 81 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
Tenmei (1781-1789)
47.6 cm
0.8 cm
2.9 cm
2.3 cm
Suishinshi Masanao昌直
¥430,000
This is a wakizashi by Matsumura Masanao, a samurai from Higo Kumamoto, active during the late Edo period (Bunsei 3, 1820). It features a well-forged ko-itame hada with thick ji-nie, and a gunome midare hamon with pointed sections, reminiscent of Satsuma Shin-Shinto works. The blade comes with a black ishime-ji saya wakizashi koshirae and a NBTHK Hozon paper.
NihontoWatchBETA¥430,000
Tracked across 81 dealers worldwide · price history · sold archive
Tenmei (1781-1789)
47.6 cm
0.8 cm
2.9 cm
2.3 cm
Suishinshi Masanao昌直
¥430,000
