Katana Moonlit Bamboo Folded Steel Blade Takekage Koshirae 月竹 Shinken Each opening is carefully cut

Each opening is carefully cut and refined

Forging Method: This blade is forged in Kobuse-zukuri（甲伏造）style

2 cm motohaba

formed in a bamboo-style profile

Sageo (Cord 下緒): Japanese-made Navy blue sageo tied in a traditional style

Katana Moonlit Bamboo Folded Steel Blade Takekage Koshirae 月竹 Shinken Each opening is carefully cutClay Tempered Ushimo hada Shinken () Moonlit Bamboo Katana: TangGu () Folded Steel Blade () + TangGu () Takekage Koshirae () This katana is forged in Maru zukuri () construction from hand forged and folded high carbon steel (). The surface reveals Ushimo hada (), a variation within the Masame hada () category, showing fine ox hair like straight grain lines. The edge displays a graceful notare () hamon, formed through traditional clay tempering (