AS25454 Wakizashi: Mumei (Mihara school)(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Wakizashi: In Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Mumei (Mihara school,三原)

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This blade is ranked as Jyo Saku among Mumei (Mihara) works.

Habaki: Single-layered plain copper base colored in gold.
Blade Length: 37.0 cm (14.57 in)
Curvature: 0.8 cm (0.31 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.09 cm (0.82 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.55 cm (0.22 in)
Sword Weight: 285 g

Era: mid-Muromachi period,15-16th century
Shape: Shobu-zukuri think Wakizashi
Jigane: Koitame with grain pattern and Masame and Chikei.
Hamon: Nie base Suguha with rounded Boshi.

Features:　Mihara was a swordsmith school from the late Kamakura period to the Muromachi period in Bingo area. Among them, Sue mihara refers to works made in the late Muromachi period. Early works are referred to as Ko-Mihara, those from the Muromachi period as Mihara, and later Muromachi works as Sue-Mihara.

Koshirae: Hald Tachi tyle Koshirae.
Tsuba: Mokko-shaped iron tsuba
Menuki: carving of a dragon
Kozuka: iron base carved with a cicada
other fittings: Shibuichi base with wave pattern

NBTHK Hozon Token Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper with Whole Oshigata

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