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Wakizashi

Wakizashi: Mumei (Ganmaku)

Ordering number : 13030

Wakizashi in Koshirae. (NBTHK Hozon Paper)

Signature : Mumei (Ganmaku)

The blade was polished.
habaki: on the silver single habaki, family crests are engraved.
Blade length : 38.8 cm or 15.27 inches.
Sori : 0.7 cm or 0.27 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.00 cm or 1.18 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 0.56 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick sunnobi style wakizasi.
Jitetsu :item had well grained with jinie attach and hadatachi jigane.
Hamon : niedeki gunome midair and kissai is round shape yakisage style.

Special feature : Ganmaki was well known sword maker in Mino province.
Ujinobu is well known sword maker in Ganmaku school.
Generally this kind of sword has some lose hada and openings but this sword is pretty nice.

Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the round shape iron stub, some design is engraved.
Fuchikashira :On thss iron plate, some family crest is painted by gold color.
Saya : black roiro saya.
Tsuka is plain wood tusk.

NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price:JPY 200,000-.
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


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