A Hoki Wakizashi
Muromachi period (late 16th century), Signed Hoki (no) kuni (no) Ju Saino-o Shirozaemon (no)jo Hiroga
Sugata [configuration]: hirazukuri with kakidome bohi and tsure-hi of even breadth and shallow curve with roundly extended kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: itame hada
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome-midare of noi with much nie
Boshi [tip]: togari boshi
Nakago [tang]: With two mekugi-ana, one of which filled with lead, katte sagari file marks, gentle funagata shape to the hasaki edge
Habaki [collar]: single migakiji habaki
Nagasa [length]: 34.7cm long
koshirae [scabbard]: With black lacquer with maple leaves in various coloured maki-e, oval shakudo tsuba with, shakudo migakiji kozuka with flowers in copper, gols, and silver hira-zogan together with a shirasaya with a Hakusui sayagaki
A Hoki Wakizashi
Muromachi period (late 16th century), Signed Hoki (no) kuni (no) Ju Saino-o Shirozaemon (no)jo Hiroga
Sugata [configuration]: hirazukuri with kakidome bohi and tsure-hi of even breadth and shallow curve with roundly extended kissaki
Kitae [forging pattern]: itame hada
Hamon [tempering pattern]: gunome-midare of noi with much nie
Boshi [tip]: togari boshi
Nakago [tang]: With two mekugi-ana, one of which filled with lead, katte sagari file marks, gentle funagata shape to the hasaki edge
Habaki [collar]: single migakiji habaki
Nagasa [length]: 34.7cm long
koshirae [scabbard]: With black lacquer with maple leaves in various coloured maki-e, oval shakudo tsuba with, shakudo migakiji kozuka with flowers in copper, gols, and silver hira-zogan together with a shirasaya with a Hakusui sayagaki
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