Katana Nanbokucho Period, attributed to the Enju School Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune with extended kissaki and toriizori curvature Horimono [carving]: bohi on both sides Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame, mokume Hamon [tempering pattern]: chu-suguha with gunome of ko-nie and sunagashi Boshi [tip]: ko-maru Nakago [tang]: shortened with one hole, kiri file marks Habaki [collar]: silver Koshirae [set of mounts]: comprising an aogai saya fitted with matching Owari-school kojiri and fuchi-kashira in shakudo and gold, carved with chrysanthemums; a pair of menuki in shakudo and gold, formed as three crabs; an iron Heianjo tsuba Length of cutting edge approximately 76.84 cm Provenance: Christie's, New York, April 22, 2015, C
Katana Nanbokucho Period, attributed to the Enju School Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri, iori-mune with extended kissaki and toriizori curvature Horimono [carving]: bohi on both sides Kitae [forging pattern]: ko-itame, mokume Hamon [tempering pattern]: chu-suguha with gunome of ko-nie and sunagashi Boshi [tip]: ko-maru Nakago [tang]: shortened with one hole, kiri file marks Habaki [collar]: silver Koshirae [set of mounts]: comprising an aogai saya fitted with matching Owari-school kojiri and fuchi-kashira in shakudo and gold, carved with chrysanthemums; a pair of menuki in shakudo and gold, formed as three crabs; an iron Heianjo tsuba Length of cutting edge approximately 76.84 cm Provenance: Christie's, New York, April 22, 2015, C
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