Blade for a Sword (Katana)

Swordsmith Gassan Mitsu[...] Japanese

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The Gassan school of swordsmiths was among the most celebrated in Japan. Blades with the distinctive concentrically curved grain pattern (ayasugi-hada) have been a specialty of the school since the fourteenth century. This katana, dating from the turn of the sixteenth century, has been shortened since its making, most likely to fit a subsequent owner.

Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), Gassan Mitsu[...] (probably Gassan Mitsunaga, Japanese, active late 15th–early 16th century), Steel, Japanese

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Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), Gassan Mitsu[...] (probably Gassan Mitsunaga, Japanese, active late 15th–early 16th century), Steel, Japanese
Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), Gassan Mitsu[...] (probably Gassan Mitsunaga, Japanese, active late 15th–early 16th century), Steel, Japanese
Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), Gassan Mitsu[...] (probably Gassan Mitsunaga, Japanese, active late 15th–early 16th century), Steel, Japanese
Blade for a Sword (<i>Katana</i>), Gassan Mitsu[...] (probably Gassan Mitsunaga, Japanese, active late 15th–early 16th century), Steel, Japanese

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