A Japanese wakizashi blade, circa 1480 Blade naginata naoshi, torii-zori, midare-ba hamon, ko-maru boshi and itame hada. Blade with signs of fatigue and slightly over-ground sashikomi finish. Nakago with one mekugi-ana and kiri yasurime, inscribed "Soshu Ju Akihiro" (after 1484, 20 points). Niju copper habaki. Mounted in shirasaya. Length k/m cm, total length 56 cm. historic, historical, Japanese, Asian, Asia, Far East, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, middle ages, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: ages, asia, asian, blade, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, east, japanese, middle, naginata, naoshi, object, objects, stills, torii-zori, wakizashi