Japanese Sword Online Museum

Aoi Art's archives, Every item is no longer available.

Katana

Katana : Mumei (unsigned) attributed as Oomiya school

Ordering number : 12200

Katana in Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature:Mumei (unsigned) attributed as Oomiya school.

The blade was not polished (the price is including good polish fee).
Habaki : SIlver single habaki
Blade length : 70.30 cm or 27.67 inches.
Sori : 1.35 cm or 0.53 inches.
Mekugi:3
Width at the hamachi : 3.01 cm or 1.18 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.03 cm or 0.79 inches.
Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Nanbokucho period.
Shape : The blade is oosuriage mumei (cut shortened) the blade is rather wide and thick with suitable sori and long kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Koitame hada and komokume hada mixed with jinie attach and also clear Utsuri appear.
Hamon : Koniedeki and nioideki choji midare hamon and in Ha, there are many ashi, Yo and also sunagashi work.
The boshi is Togari midarekomi like Kanemitsu style.

Special feature : Kunimori moved to Oomiya and made swords with his students like Morishige, Morokage, Morikage and other sword makers.
The neighbor of this school is Kanemitsu and influenced a lot from this swordsmith.
So the Hamon and Boshi is very similar with Kanemitsu. On the ji, clear Utsuri appear and good meat healthy blade which has passed more than 670 years ago. The blade is healthy without kizu and flow.
This sword has very small rust. We sell the sword after the polish perfectly.

Historical background: 1338 Rekio Gannen Ashikaga Takauji started shogunate at Kyoto.

Koshirae : Handachi koshirae.
Tsuba :Oval iron Tsuba Higo school.
Fuchikashira : Iron plate.
Kojiri : Iron plate.
Saya : Red color and black ishimeji saya.
Menuki : A family crest is engraved on the shakudo plate.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
*The price is including good polishing fee (polishing process : it takes about 2 month)

Price (credit card) : JPY 1,200,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 1,176,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


-Katana