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20. KATANA. _2 shaku, 5 sun._ 990, 752, 20. Broad blade with tapering
nakago, midare yakiba, signed Kawachi no Kami, Minamoto Motoyuki
(Hon-ko), dated Genroku 9, the eighth month. _Saijo nichi Goku Shin
Kitai_, i.e., the very truest forging on the most auspicious day.
[_Plate._
21. BIZEN KATANA. _2 shaku, 3 sun, 5 bu._ 940, 710, sori 27 mm.
Unsigned, grooved on both sides, attributed on its character to
Kumotsugu (_Unji_) of Bizen, period Ōan (1368-1374). The double
blood grooves on shinogi, the lower one ground down. [_Plate._
22. KATANA. 915, 710, 8. Broad blade with long boshi, wide shinogi on
one side with engraved Ken, the other side with deep groove
engraved with a Bonji in reserve. Unsigned. Wide midare yakiba.
[_Plate._
23. KATANA. _2 shaku, 3 sun, 3 bu._ 915, 705, 17. Hitatsura blade,
signed Nobusada, of Kyoto. Eikyo period (1429-1440). [_Plate._
24. KATANA. 690, 560, 18. With midare yakiba, engraved Amakurikara and
Bonji characters, much rubbed down, unsigned.
25. KATANA. 878, 675, 6. Narrow yakiba with deep niyé and niòi, ken and
Amakurikara ken horimono, signed Kotsuke no Suke, Minamoto
Yoshimasa. [_Plate._
26. KATANA. 940, 730, 17. Narrow yakiba, heavy blade, signed Yokoyama
Sukemuné of Osafuné, Bizen, dated the third year of Bunkiu, the
eighth month, 1863.
27. KATANA. 920, 695, 8. Very heavy blade with broad straight yakiba,
signed Yamato no Kuni Heijo (Hira-shiro) Fujiwara no Michiharu
(Dōsei), inscribed Naniwa sattei (Satsuma) Temmangu shi tomo ni
Koreō tsukuru ken no do tetsu wo motte, Keio 2 (1866), eighth
month--made of the same iron as the sword which I made for Temmangu
Satsuma Yashiki in Osaka.
28. NARROW KATANA. 805, 635, 15. With straight yakiba, the _Hi_ ground
down, signed Riokai Muneyoshi, dated Taiyei 3 (1523), eighth month.
29. KATANA. 840, 665, 17. Fine narrow blade with sanbon sugi yakiba,
unsigned. [_Plate._
30. KATANA. 810, 610, 18. Gunomé midare yakiba, signed Sukemuné,
engraved with Taishakuten as a Chinese warrior, sword in hand,
standing on a dragon, and on the other side the characters
Taishakuten, fittings of shakudo, and silver, with dragon and waves
design. Red and black lacquer scabbard with dragon in silver and
gold lacquer in relief. [_Plate._
31. WAKIZASHI. Shobu blade. 495, 370, 9. Curious yakiba, ishikaki
style, signed Kuniyuki. [_Plate._
32. WAKIZASHI. Broad blade. 605, 455, 12 mm. sori. Large midare yakiba,
Bōshi Kaeri, signed Nagasada (Ei-tei) and dated Keio, first year,
fourth month.
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