Minamoto Hiromasa (Active Circa 1680-1690) A Settsu Shintō Katana in Same Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century Honzukuri, iorimune chū-gissaki

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MINAMOTO HIROMASA (ACTIVE CIRCA 1680-1690) A Settsu Shintō Katana in Same Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), 17th century Honzukuri, iorimune chū-gissaki, toriizori forged in itame hada with a gunome tempered edge and ko-maru bōshi , the ubu tang with katte sagari file marks, one hole, and signed Wakasa no kami Minamoto Hiromasa , with a one-piece copper habaki ; the koshira-e comprising a saya wrapped in same covered in black lacquer and polished so the white nodules are visible, the tsuka wrapped in black silk and mounted with Sōten-school shakudō fichi-gashira chiseled and inlaid in gold and copper with figures in a rocky landscape, and gold and shakudō menuki formed as carp in waves, the iron Sōten-school sukashi tsuba chiseled and inlaid in gold and copper with Chinese figures beneath pine tree and clouds Nagasa (length from tip of blade to beginning of the tang) 61cm (24in) long.