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This Wakizashi catches your eyes with the very nice and artfull mounts at first. All ornaments are valuable and coherent, though I think it would get a Hozon of NBTHK if I bring it before the NBTHK. The blade itself comes with a Hozon of NTHK ( Nihon Token Hozon Kai) and impressed with its gunome midare Hamon. This Wakizashi is semai, the signature is: Kozuke no suke Minamoto no Yoshitoki. This Yoshitoki Wakizashi was forged around Kanbun- jidai ( 1663-1671).
Inscription: Kozuke no suke Minamoto no Yoshitoki
Nagasa: 1 shaku 7 sun 2 bu (~52,1cm), sori 1,5cm, 1 mekugiana