Katana Nine Syllable Maru Blade Kekkai Koshirae 九字 Art Sword finished with a deep black

finished with a deep black patina (煮黒仕上げ)

Clay Tempered Full Tang Shinken (真剣) | Sakura Veil Katana: TangGu (湯谷) Sanmai Blade (三枚造) + TangGu (湯谷) Ōra Koshirae (桜螺拵)

and tradition

The koshirae

Katana Nine Syllable Maru Blade Kekkai Koshirae 九字 Art Sword finished with a deep blackClay Tempered Full Tang Shinken () Nine Syllable Katana: TangGu () Maru Blade () + TangGu () Kekkai Koshirae () The Kuji kiri (Nine Syllable) Katana is hand forged (Tezukuri ) from high carbon modern steel () in the Maru zukuri () style and clay tempered (yaki ire ) to create a refined hamon that embodies precision and spiritual focus. The koshirae, named Kekkai (), features a Nine Syllable Openwork Tsuba () forged from tetsu (, iron) with a blackened