Bamboo Mat Sashikomi Katana

Shadow Dancer's Bamboo Mat Sashikomi Katana is a daunting looking piece with a Shinogi zukuri (curved with yokote and shinogi close to the mune) blade forged from crucible steel, clay tempered, and Sashikomi polished to reveal a messy gunome (waves) hamon. The blade is secured to the hilt with a mekugi.

The iron tsuba, fuchi, and kashira features bamboo motifs, in line with its design. It is also equipped with an iron menuki along with cupronickel seppa and habaki. The Haichi style tsuka is covered with white genuine samegawa and wrapped with cotton ito imported from Japan. The katana is then sheathed in an oil lacquered saya with cupronickel shitodome and thick black and white sageo. One of the most unique characteristics of this katana is the design of its saya, with alternating glossy and matte black bands, reminiscent of a bamboo mat.