John Lee Noh Katana

Masterpieces of asian swordcraft
- handforged from carbon steel and traditionally hardened
- the sharpened blade has a fuller for weight reduction
- the hilt (tsuka) is made of wood and covered in real fish skin (same)
- the hilt is wrapped (tsuka-ito) in traditional black cotton
- there are two decorative grip swells (menuki)
- the hilt (tsuka) is anchored to the blade with bamboo pins (mekugi)
- the scabbard (saya) is made of wood
- the blade has a brass collar (habaki) so it won't rattle in the scabbard
- the design follows museum originals

JOHN LEE Noh Katana
The Tsuba depicts actors of the traditional japanese Noh-theatre,
which originated in the 13th century and is still popular today.
Included is a beautiful laquered wooden scabbard with red wrapping.

Details:
- total length: approx. 100 cm
- blade length: approx. 73 cm
- hilt length: approx. 26.5 cm
- blade curve (sori): approx. 18-20 mm
- weight without scabbard: approx. 1.1 kg
- weight with scabbard: approx. 1.35 kg