SVÄRD, Japan, klinga signerad SA, 1400/1500-tal.
Signerad tsuba, saya med pärlemorinläggningar. Handtag med läderbindning. Total bladlängd c:a 65 cm. Total längd c:a 71 cm.
Bruksslitage, klingan med obetydliga hack längs ryggen. Senare saya och montering.
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Possible smiths (many smiths between 1394 and 1500 signed their works with SA) :
Sa (左), Oei (応永, 1394-1428), Chikuzen – "Sa" (左), late successor of O-Sa, ko-midare with a tendency to togari
Sa (左), Eikyo (永享, 1429-1441), Hizen – "Hizen Isahaya-ju Sa" (肥前伊佐早住左), he lived in Isahaya (諌早) but signed it with the characters (伊佐早), Hirado-Sa group, suguha with ko-notare or ko-gunome-midare
Sa (左), Meio (明応, 1492-1501), Chikugo – "Sa" (左), he signed with "Sa" on the omote and "U" (右) on the ura side, late Chikuzen Samonji-smith, he lived in Chikugo´s Oishi (大石) and is therefore also attributed to the Oishi-Sa group, chujo-saku
Sa (左), Eisho (永正, 1504-1521), Mikawa → s. Sadayoshi (貞吉), 2nd gen.