Sakura Katana - Photo Gallery

Spring Sakura Katana - Forged by Dragon King.

The black lacquered saya (scabbard) features a buffalo horn rimmed koiguchi (scabbard mouth) and a wooden kurikata (knob) with a black sageo (cord).

The blackened fuchi, kashira and ornate stainless cherry blossom tsuba accent the beautiful polish and differentially tempered 27 1/4" blade.

5160 Differentially Tempered Forged Steel Blade with the HRC 60 edge and the HRC 40 back.

The sakura, or cherry blossom, explodes brilliantly and gorgeously in the Spring but soon falls.

Contrasted by the crimson tsuka-ito (handle wrap), the white same (ray skin) on the wood core handle, the notched seppa (spacers), silver habaki (blade collar) and the cherry blossom menuki (handle ornaments), represent the only vivid aspects of this sobering piece.