K019 - Yasuri Me 鑢目

This raw-looking Fuchi Kashira is chiseled with thin parallel lines imitating lime strokes (Yasuri Me - 鑢 目).

• Material: Brass, silver Ibushi finish
• Fuchi (縁) Dimensions: 43 mm long, 23 mm wide, 12 mm high
• Kashira (頭) Dimensions: Length 40 mm, Width 19.5 mm, Height 10 mm

These are the grooves covering the nakago and that promote the fixation in the tsuka (handle). There are different patterns of yasurime that vary depending on the period The history of the school and the master blacksmiths.
Here the angle is greater than 60°, this is Yasurime O-Sujikai.