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Comes with kimono or cotton bag. Comes with Authenticy certificate from Supein Nihonto. Comes with NBTHK kicho token.
Wonderful Nihonto katana attributed to Sue Tegai school by NBTHK Kicho Token. Both the blade and the beautiful koshirae are in very good condition for their age. Very nice and antique blade full of details, nice jihada clasic from the muromachi and sengoku period with a suguha hamon clearly visible. A master piece of samurai history. A great option to any collection that will delight any collectors.
The Tegai school was founded in the Kamakura period by Kanenaga. It was named after the Tegaimon gate of Todaiji temple in Nara, near which it was built. His style of sword bears some typical Yamato traits, such as the wide shinogi-ji, high shinogi and masame hada mixed with mokume.
At the end of the Nanbokuchō period, the school ceased to be active. However with the start of the Muromachi period, it once again became active and began to prosper. The revived school is called the Sue-Tegai. Even if many of the Yamato schools had a decline in the quality of their swords during the Muromachi period, The Sue Tegai school, together with the Kanabo school, remained active and produced very good blades, with features typical of the Yamato tradition.
The blade is in old japanese polish remaining in good condition, the jihada of the steel is detailed and full of details to appreciate. A masterpiece Worthly a museum and a great addition to any private collection.
An Authentic nihonto japanese sword, difficult to find in Europe, without the consequent costs of importing from Japan or from Japanese sellers, which can increase the price of the sword by up to 30% and a months waiting for shipment and custom paperwork. A truly real nihonto to delight both new and experienced collectors.
All our swords are originals, imported from japan and Europe from the best dealers and collectors during many years of collection and passion.
Size: Koshirae Full length: 100 cm
Blade length: 66,2 cm
Sori: 1,3 cm
