Kantei #6 -- Posted Late March 2010

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Length: 72.0 cm
Sori: 1.8 cm
Motohaba: 2.75cm
Sakihaba: 1.75 cm
Kissaki Length: 2.6 cm
Nakago Length: 19.0 cm
Nakago Sori: 0.1 cm

Keijo: Shinogi zukuri, maru mune, a bit of koshizori, chu-kissaki

Kitae: Mokume mixed with ko-itame hada, there is a hint of nagare, abundant ji-nie.

Hamon: Ko-choji and a hint of gunome mixed in a chu-suguba tone, frequent ko-ashi and yo, sunagashi, kinsuji, with ko-nie in a somewhat narrow nioi-guchi.

Boshi: Slightly notare, returning in ko-maru.

Horimono: Kakinagashi bohi on the omote and ura.

Nakago: O-suriage, shallow katte sagari yasurime, one mekugi ana, mumei.

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