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A JŪYŌ-RANKED YAMATO TAIMA KATANA Kamakura period (1185- 1333), 13th/14th century Sugata [configuration]: broad honzukuri, high shinogi, wide shinogiji, shallow toriizori curvature, extended chūgissaki Kitae [forging pattern]: itame hada formed in a flowing pattern close to the edge, with much jinie and chikei Hamon [tempering pattern]: suguha with a clear nioiguchi, with ashi, yō, sunagashi, hotsure and uchi-noke, kui-chigai forms and with nijūba and copious konie Bōshi [tip]: straight with kaen-style hakikake and a deep return Nakago [tang]: ōsuriage with katte-sagari file marks and four holes (two are plugged) Habaki [collar]: two-piece, gilt-copper Nagasa [length of blade]: 27 3/4in (70.4cm) Motohaba (width at start of tempered edge): 1 3/16in (3cm) Sakihaba (width before tip): 13/16in (2.1cm) In a shirasaya (wood storage scabbard) With a certificate designating this sword as the 41st Jūyō Tōken (Important sword) # 9726 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Tōken Hozon Kyōkai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated November 10, 1995