Katana Sakura Veil Sanmai Blade Ōra Koshirae 花霞 Fuchi Kashira Brass menuki feature family crests

Brass menuki feature family crests (家紋)

light-catching lines—while the finer details of the crests and swirling currents are rendered in Kebori for intricate texture and movement

The tsuka (柄) is wrapped in deep crimson ito over aged ivory samegawa (鮫皮)

Forging Pattern (Hada 鍛肌): Ayasugi-hada（綾杉肌）— cedar-grain pattern with alternating waves

The surface is pierced（sukashi 透かし）with a sakura blossom motif（桜透）

Katana Sakura Veil Sanmai Blade Ōra Koshirae 花霞 Fuchi Kashira Brass menuki feature family crestsClay Tempered Full Tang Shinken () Sakura Veil Katana: TangGu () Sanmai Blade () + TangGu () ra Koshirae () This katana, named Sakura Veil, is mounted in ra Koshirae. The blade is forged in Sanmaiconstruction, with a hardened steel core between softer outer layers. It is clay tempered Fukutsuchi Yakiire, producing a Notare style hamonalong the edge. The surface shows masame hadawith variations in grain. The sayais finished in raden style lacquerwith a