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| KOGATANA TSUSHIMA no KAMI MUNETOSHI OWARI SUGATA: KOGATANA MEI: TSUSHIMA no KAMI MUNETOSHI DATE: NONE NAGASA: 1.43cm (4.56") OVERALL: 17.15cm (6.75") HORIMONO: SUKASHI SAKURA Nice Owari Kogatana signed Tsushima no Kami Munetoshi. Hawley's lists three smith's who used this particular mei. The first is listed as Mino 2nd generation c. 1688-1716 (first generation is listed as Mino c. 1661-1673, but later moved to Owari). The other two are listed as Owari with the shodai listed as c. 1661, and the nidai c. 1688-1716. With the exact dates, I suspect these may be the same smiths ?? This is a standard size kogatana. The nakago is ubu with barely distinguishable kiri yasurimei and a kengyo shaped nakagojiri. The hada is muji, and the hamon is choji gunome with muneyaki. there is a sakura or perhaps ume sukashi carved into the blade as well. The Kogatana comes bare blade only.
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