Fujiwara Masanaga Lineage A Shintō Katana in Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Of honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki

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FUJIWARA MASANAGA LINEAGE A Shintō Katana in Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 18th century Of honzukuri, iorimune, chū-gissaki, toriizori configuration forged in itame hada with a gunome midare tempered edge and ko-maru bōshi , the ubu tang with one hole, sujikai file marks, and signed Mutsu Aizu no jū Tōshirō Masanaga , with a one-piece silver-foil habaki ; the koshira-e comprising a black-lacquer saya , the tsuka wrapped in brown silk and mounted with shibuichi migakiji fuchi-gashira chiseled and inlaid in gold and shakudō with dragonflies, and gold and shakudō menuki formed as a helmet and bow and arrows, the Canton-style octagonal iron tsuba chiseled in relief and inlaid in gold with dragons in clouds Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 75.5cm (29 3/4in) long.