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Katana Wakizashi

Dai Sho : Nobuyoshi/ Mumei (Shinto Jumyo)

Ordering number : 14896

Dai Sho :

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Dai : Katana in Koshirae(NBTHK Hozon paper)

Signature : Nobuyoshi (Echizen Kami)

The blade was polished.
Habaki : single copper Habaki.
Blade length : 68.78 cm or 207.07 inches.
Sori : 1.5 cm or 0.59 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.75 cm or 1.08 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.97 cm or 0.77 inches.
Kasane : 0.66 cm or 0.25 inches.
Era : Edo period. Enpo era.
Shape : Suriage Machiokuri Katana.
Jitetsu : Ko-Itame Hada well grained with Jinie attach. It is beautiful Osaka Jigane.
Hamon : Nie Deki, Suguha. Boshi is round Togari gokoro shape.

Special feature : Nobuyoshi is the third son of Yamashiro Sinaokami Nobuyoshi(first generation).
He also called Tomonobu. He succeed from Enpo to Genroku era.
His blades looks like Inoue Shinkai. He is the best swordsmith in the successive Nobuyoshi.

Koshirae :
Tsuba : Iron Tsuba, the monk is engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira : Iron, Nanban design is engraved with gold color.
Saya : Kawari Nuri Saya.
Menuki : stationery is engraved with gold color.

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Sho : Wakizashi in Koshirae(NBTHK Hozon paper)

Signature : Mumei (Shinto Jumyo)

The blade was polished.
Habaki : single copper Habaki.
Blade length : 37.56 cm or 14.78 inches.
Sori : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.0 cm or 1.18 inches.
Kasane : 0.6 cm or 0.23 inches.
Era : Edo period around Kanbun era.
Shape : Shobu Tsukuri, wide and thick blade.
Jitetsu : Ko-Itame Hada well grained with Jinie attach. It is beautiful Jigane.
Hamon : Nie Deki, Gunome Midare. Bohi is Yakizume-Fu.

Special feature : Jumnyo school was continued from Muromachi period to late Edo period.
The name Jumyo has been thought as a very auspicious for longevity and used for gift.

Koshirae :
Tsuba : Iron Tsuba, the monk is engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira : Iron, Nanban design is engraved with gold color.
Saya : Kawari Nuri Saya.
Menuki : stationery is engraved with gold color
Kozuka : Dragon and tiger are engraved with gold color.
Kogatana : There is a signature "Musashi Taro Yasukuni".

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NBTHK Hozon paper for each blade.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 650,000 JPY- (including shipping and 100% insurance fee)

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