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A HIGO KATANA AND A BUNGO TAKADA WAKIZASHI MUROMACHI PERIOD (16TH CENTURY) AND EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY) The katana , suriage unsigned: Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri , iori - mune , even deep curved, chu - kissaki Kitae [forging pattern]: fine ko - itame with jinie Hamon [tempering pattern]: medium suguha of ko- nie Horimono [carvings]: maru - dome bohi Boshi [tip]: ko - maru Nakago [tang]: o - suriage , kiri file marks, two mekugi - ana , kirijiri (cut away) Habaki [collar]: single silver-clad copper Nagasa [length of blade]: 70.1cm. Koshirae [mounting]: katana koshirae , black lacquered saya , fuchi / kashira of shakudo nanako with shishi carved in high relief with gold inlay signed Yasukiyo ( Kaneko Yasukiyo 1825-1896) with kao , shakudo menuki of shishi with gilt details, the round iron tsuba of thin russet plate with raised mimi , pierced with hanabishi and a half-cherry blossom, Momoyama period (16th-17th century) The wakizashi , signed Fujiwara Yukinaga : Sugata [configuration]: honzukuri , iori - mune , shallow curve, chu - kissaki Kitae [forging pattern]: o - itame with ko - itame , areas of nagare especially on the ura Hamon [tempering pattern]: irregular gunome - midare with some small choji of nioi with nie Boshi [tip]: midare - komi to ko - maru Nakago [tang]: ubu , shallow katte - sagari file marks, two mekugi - ana , kengyo - jiri Habaki [collar]: single silver-clad copper Nagasa [length of blade]: 55.8cm. Koshirae [mounting]: in shirasaya (2)