SUPERB JAPANESE SWORD SHINTO KATANA by CHIKUZEN NOBUKUNI ca. 1620 + HORIMONO

Description

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You don't see that kind quality swords listed on eBay that very often !
A superb strong
Shinto
piece !
That's a Killer Katana !
A Strong &
beautiful signed wide & massive thick Ubu Shinto Katana
by the the well known Smith " Chikuzen Nobukuni " listed & rated in Fujishiro
Blade is in full
polish, very healthy & rest in first class shirasaya,
With Sayagaki from Kanzan Sato Sensei
The Sayagaki is well preserved & wrapped in A swirl thin plastic foil over the shirasaya
Signed
:
Chikuzen (no) Kuni Jyu Nobukuni
Blade Jidai (era) :
Shinto, very early 17th century
/
Kanei era ca. 1620's
Chikuzen (no) Kuni Nobukuni,  Kanzan Sato Sayagaki states : Kanei era 1620's.
That's  when the Chikuzen Nobukuni school was founded,
so it's either the founder Yoshisada or perhaps Shodai Yoshimasa, both where active in early 1600's.
Shape :
Shinogi Zukuri
Horimono on
both
side :
Ken & Sohei-hi
/
2 double bohi
Nagasa
/
cutting edge :
27-1/8"
or
69 cm
Tang :
7-1/4"
or
18.4 cm
Total blade length :
34-3/8"
or
87.4 cm
Blade thickness at the habaki notch :
7.86 mm
Width at the habaki :
1-5/16"
or
3.3 cm
Width at yokote level :
15/16"
or
2.4 cm
Sori
/
curve :
13/16"
or
1.7 cm
Strong point
:
1-1/2"
or
3.8 cm
Katana Hamon :
A
beautiful superb & flashy big Doramba-
ba onboth side,
with A strong long & wide point
/
kissaki
&
there is
big boshi turn-back on both side.
Hada
/
grain :
A
superb well forged fine itame mix &
the blade exhibit some beautiful & very clear activity's all over-it !
Blade condition :
in full very clean
polish, just very-
healthy & in beautiful state of preservation !
No kizu, no crack
/
hagire, no chip, no bend, no blister,  just to mention there is just only one very tiny very faint short ware only located close to the mune
between the sohei-hi & the edge of the mune,  it's very un-
significant as you can see in the photos below &
just very very minor
but &
otherwise there nothing else &
absolutely
nothing further !
So all & all A beautiful well made &
flashy
very attractive
very wide
blade & very healthy for it's age !
Mounts
First class shirasaya with original old gold foil habaki +
With Sayagaki from Kanzan Sato Sensei.
The Sayagaki is well preserved & wrapped with A swirl thin plastic foil over shirasaya
+
Japanese certificate registration
"
Torokusho
"
100% guaranty authentic & genuine old  Samurai
sword.
Any other question please ask, my description is honest & very accurate,
perfectly as described & exactly as shown in the pictures below, enjoy in the auction.
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