A Samurai Kanata Length 34 inches.

SIGNED KISHU MONJU SHIGEKUNI SAKU

with the metal saya painted brown, a scored habaki, an obitori decorated with a chrysanthemum overlaid with a cherry blossom, a double-banded ashi, a semegane with a slightly foliate form, a cherry blossom decorated koiguchi and an ishizuke decorated with cherry blossom motifs and an hourglass shaped opening on either side, the ishizuke bearing a six-character makers mark on one side, the other side a manufacturing number reading 213917 ban, the nakago bearing a mekugi-ana and inscribed with a nine-character makers mark, the mune of ihori form and the boshi of yakizume shape, the hamon forged in the suguha fashion with an exceedingly straight form to it.

Length 34 inches.

Property from a Private Canadian Collection

The tsuka (handle) is missing, and the ha (edge) bears small chips, none greater than an 1/8 inch in length. Along the length of the blade there are several spots of fukure (air pockets in the steel) on either side as well as along the mune, none larger than 1/2 inch.

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A Samurai Kanata Length 34 inches.

SIGNED KISHU MONJU SHIGEKUNI SAKU

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