Blade for a Sword (Katana), dated June 1622, Japanese, Steel, L. 36 1/2 in. (92.8 cm); L. of cutting edge 28 1/16 in. (71.5 cm); D. of curvature 1 in. (1.5 cm), Sword Blades, Kanewaka was the most famous swordsmith of Kaga (now in Ishikawa Prefecture) during the Shinto (new sword) period, which spanned 200 years, from the late sixteenth to the late eighteenth century. Sometime between making a sword dated September 18, 1619, and his next recorded sword, dated January 1621, Kanewaka began signing his blades with the name Takahira and including two important titles granted him by the emperor
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Blade, Sword, Katana, dated June 1622, Japanese, Steel, L, 36 1/2, 92.8 cm, cutting edge 28 1/16, 71.5, D, curvature 1, 1.5, Sword Blades, Kanewaka, famous swordsmith, Kaga, now, Ishikawa Prefecture, Shinto, new sword, period, spanned 200 years, late sixteenth eighteenth, century, Sometime, sword dated, September, 18, 1619, next recorded, sword, January, 1621, signing, blades, name Takahira, two important, titles, granted, emperor
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