Sakura Black Katana — 1095 High Carbon Steel, Clay Tempered, Hand Forged, Full Tang, Battle Ready

The cherry-blossom theme gives it a darker floral identity, which is different from wheel, wave, claw, fan, or cloud motifs in the same premium set.

The decorative saya supports the Sakura Black theme and gives buyers another visual cue beyond the steel grade, especially when comparing several black-saya models with different tsuba motifs.

It is the shared premium material point, but the page becomes useful only when it also explains the Sakura Black theme, decorative saya, and floral visual direction.

Compare Sakura theme, saya surface, steel grade, full Katana profile, and darker floral presentation before moving to nearby Black Fan or Whirling Cloud listings.

This saya combines three premium natural materials rarely found together on a production katana. The base is black piano lacquered wood. Both the mouth (koiguchi) and tip (kojiri) are fitted with genuine water buffalo horn — dense, naturally lustrous, and resistant to cracking. Most distinctively, genuine sharkskin (same — 鮫皮) is wrapped at the koiguchi, the point where the blade enters and exits the scabbard. This is the same textured material used on traditional katana handles, applied here to the saya's most critical contact point for natural grip and tactile quality that rewards close inspection.

The copy stays with visible floral theme, black decorative saya, 1095 high carbon steel, clay-tempered listing context, full Katana proportion, and product-specific visual comparison.