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Originally Posted by protheus

This long stroke reminds me about the "fluid" shape of the Turkish sword, kilij ( Kilij - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ).

Extended sweeps like this are characteristic for early stage reisho (clerical script), especially when written on long bamboo slips (木簡). Sweep stroke is actually called "goose tail" as it resembles a wild goose tail, while the start of the stroke (round part) is known as "silk worm head".