Bungo Takada Katana

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An o-suriage mumei katana attributed to Takada.  Hawatare:  2 shaku 0 sun 9 bu.  (63.33 cm / 24.93").  Motohaba:  2.94 cm.  Sakihaba:  2.08 cm.  Kasane:  6.2 mm.  Shinogizukure, iroi mune, chu kissaki.   Nibbled hirosuguba, gunome choji, ashi iri, nado.  The jigane is a moist itame nagare, chikei, nado.  New polish, mounted in shirasaya with copper habaki, NBTHK Hozon kanteisho. 

 Long chikei in an itame nagare hada                                                                      Chikei

NBTHK Hozon kanteisho