Description
Japanese Swords & Kodogu
Signed Heian-jo ju Minamoto Yoshinga
A long and healthy blade by a Yamashiro smith who also worked in Sesshu, dated Kanbun fifth year, eighth month (1665)
Nagasa 73.6 cm, slightly machi otoshi; shallow toriizori, with smallish kissaki, iorimune; boshi is chumaru with ura tending to komaru; hamon is notare...