Very Nice Kamakura Period Ko Mihara Wakizashi
This is an absolutely stunning Kamakura period Ko Mihara sword. Let me start off by saying that if this sword would have been a katana it would have been a serious candidate for Juyo. The cutting edge is just over 23 1/4" long. The hada is a very tight ko-itame with flawing kinsuji and sunagashi flawing though the ko nie based sugu hamon. The sword is in new polish and shira saya with gold foil habaki. It also received a Tokubetsu hozan paper from the NBTHK. When I bought it it looked like a Rai when out of polish state but in polish it is clearly a classic Ko Mihara masterpiece.
SOLD!
This is a piece of paper fiber on the Kissaki
Again the fiber on the kissaki
It is difficult to photograph but the whole blade looks like this!
