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A sengoku period Katana - Kiyomitsu


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Hello everyone,

I bought this piece a few months ago. The blade length is around 66.3cm, some scratches can be observed, so I think maybe a polishing work should be done.

This is an unpapered sword. I think it is stereotypic late Muromachi. The mei is Kiyomitsu and I assume it is legit. Would this be a correct assumption? 

Thanks everyone.

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Its really hard to say... Tight featureless itame is not Muromachi thing, sugu boshi is suspicious, hamon lacks Muromachi features like crab claws. I don't want to study the mei, sorry, but Muromachi is not something that comes to mind looking at the blade. Can be the polish though.

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Still don't see it. I see hadori shaped as crab claws, but hamon remains maybe. 

Unfortunately the blade is improperly polished. Hadori is heavy and hada is void. 

It can be sue Bizen, but what comes out from behind this polish in this pictures does raise some questions. 

Just a personal opinion 

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