Japan, 16th-17th century, late Muromachi (1336-1573) to Edo period (1615-1868)The blade with hira-zukuri and iori mune, the hamon is gunome-notare in nie-deki with kinsuji (a typical characteristic of Soshu blades) as well as tobiyaki in the shinobi-ji, the hada is itame nagare. The silver habaki with an irregular hammered design. The nakago is ubu with one mekugi-ana, the tip is haagari, the mei (signature) is obscured. The wood saya with an inscription Choshu ju Sa Masamune Ju-tetsu.NAGASA 39 cm, LENGTH 60.5 cmCondition: Good condition with some surface wear and minor fukure.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.