Kogatana 小型な in Shirasaya 白鞘 Itakura Echigo no Kami Terukane てるかね

Kogatana (kozuka blade) with shirasaya.

Signed: Itakura Echigo no Kami Terukane.

Itakura (板倉町, Itakura-machi? ) It is a town in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, located in the central part of the island of Honshū, in the Kantō region .

Echigo Province (越後国, Echigo no kuni) was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It bordered on Uzen, Iwashiro, Kōzuke, Shinano, and Etchū Provinces.

Terukane: てるかね

Tamahagane 玉鋼 very fine quality Japanese traditional antique forged work.

Estimated Age: Kyōhō (1716-1736)

Shirasaya length 24,2 cm
Kogatana total length 19,3 cm
Kogatana blade (without Nakago) length 11,7 cm
Kogatana blade max width 1,2
Kogatana blade max thickness 0,22

Condition:
Kogatana blade: Very good condition, the polishing is not recent so it shows slight and usual black superficial stains, there is no rust or any other damage.
Shirasaya is a modern work in excellent condition.

Ref.: Kogatana 134

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