Description
Mei(signature): Sadatsugu Kaou (貞次 花押)
Period: Edo  (1603-1868)
Material:    Tsuka (Hilt): The hilt is made of wood and is wrapped in black-brown ito (silk wrap).
        Fuchi (Collar on Tsuba): The Fuchi are made of shakudo nanakoji (fish-scale pattern) with a horse motif.
        Menuki (Sword Ornaments): The sword ornaments are made of shakudo taka-bori (high-relief carving) with a gold-painted    dragon motif.
SIZE(about)  full length    210mm
                          Fuchi          37.7×22.6×13.8mm 
                          Nakago-ana(stalk hole)        27.3×7.8mm     depth 139mm
       Up to the Mekugi hole        32.5mm
                                           
Appearance
・Tsuka (Hilt):
Material: Wood with black-brown ito (silk wrap)
Condition: Excellent condition, with some minor age-related wear.

・Fuchi (Collar on Tsuba):
Material: Shakudo nanakoji (fish-scale pattern) with horse motif
Signed: Sadatsugu kaou (artist's seal)
・Sadatsugu, the creator of Fuchi, was created by Gen'emon Arita of Nagato, a member of the Kawaji school famous for their Choshu tsuba.

・Menuki (Sword Ornaments):
Material: Shakudo taka-bori (high-relief carving) with gold-painted dragon motif

・ There are no noticeable scratches.

Included Items
No accessories.

Notes
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