MANNER OF KURIHARA NOBUHIDE A Musashi Shin-shintō Chisa-Katana in Mounts Edo period (1615-1868), dated 1854 Of shobuzukuri configuration forged in itame hada with a gunome midare tempered edge, chiseled on the omote side with a dragon chasing a sacred jewel, and on the ura side with a Buddhist ken and bonji, the ubu tang with katte sagari file marks, one hole, inscribed Kurihara kenji Nobuhide, Hori dōsaku (Forged and engraved by the same hand), and dated Ka'ei nana toridoshi rokugatsu (Sixth mo