A katana, Japan, ca. 1690 Blade shinogi-zukuri, chu-kissaki, torii-zori. Chu to o-itame. Hada hardly recognisable due to soft polish. The hamon based on midare suguha with niye kozure and niye hotsure. Maru-boshi with middle kaeri. Signs of fatigue. Omote with c. 6 cm long ume-gane (repaired manufacturing mistake). Nakago with two mekugi-ana, sujikai yasurime. Shortened tang, inscribed "Sagami No Kami Minamoto Sukeharu". Matt-finished sashikomi-like polish. Copper habaki with nekkogaki. Slightly corroded iron tsuba depicting peonies with slight gold nunomezogan,

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