The golden floral katana has an exceptionally beautiful tsuba, which was certainly crafted by a great master in the 18th century. Since these artisans, unlike blade smiths, did not sign their work, the name of the creator is unknown. The tsuba was intricately decorated with golden cherry blossoms (sakura). The cherry blossom is one of the most important symbols of Japanese culture. It signifies beauty, departure and the transience of life. The katana has a hand-forged blade of carbon steel with a fine hamon and was traditionally hardened. Furthermore, the blade steel was folded 12 times, which means that approximately 8,000 layers were created, which give the sword a beautiful damascene pattern. The sharp blade is equipped with a hi (fuller) to reduce overall weight. The handle (tsuka) is made of wood, was wrapped in genuine ray skin and contains two menuki. It was also traditionally wrapped in black cotton. The tang is particularly long and secured with a single bamboo peg (mekugi). The scabbard (saya) is made of wood and the blade collar (habaki) is made of brass. This tanto was crafted according to original museum exhibits. The sword comes with a certificate of origin, wrapped in cloth and packaged in a high-quality wooden box. All measurements are subject to estimation.

• Blade material: Carbon steel 1045
• Handle material: Handle material: wood / ray skin / cotton
• Scabbard: wood
• Handle length: 30 cm
• Blade length: 73 cm
• Overall length (without scabbard): 104 cm
• Weight (without case): 1050 g

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