Japan, late Edo period (1615-1868)The well-polished blade with hira-zuri and iori mune, the hamon is gunome midare in nioi-deki with sunagashi and scattered nie clusters particularly to one side of the blade, the hada is ko-itame, itame, the boshi with a long kaeri. The nakago is ubu with one mekugi-ana.NAGASA 23.5 cm, LENGTH 37.2 cm (total)Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, the blade with few light scratches and minuscule blisters.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.