Kantei
The point of a blade from both sides on a black background; one side is flat and the other has a ridge.

Photo: dealer in Japan

Bibliography and credits

Sources

The sources consulted on 4 October 2026. The sale listings, the educational sites of those who trade in swords and the videos of a dealer served to check facts, but they are neither cited nor linked; their photos carry the generic credit.

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Sources

References

  1. Markus Sesko: Mukansa/Ningen-Kokuhō List

Image credits

  1. The same katana: the temper line (katana-hamon.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  2. The same katana: the tang, with the signature 源盛吉 (Minamoto Moriyoshi) (katana-nakago.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  3. The same katana: the notare of the temper line, close up (katana-notare.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  4. A single-bevelled katana of his (kata-kiriha-zukuri): the point (katana-kissaki.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  5. A kogatana of his, the small blade of the scabbard (kogatana-hoja.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.
  6. The kogatana: the signature 源盛吉 (Minamoto Moriyoshi) (kogatana-mei.jpg)

    Photo: dealer in Japan.