AS25529 Katana :Hitachi Kami Muneshige Motte Nanbantetsu Saku Kore (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS25529

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Hitachi Kami Muneshige
Motte Nanbantetsu Saku Kore
常陸守宗重
以南蛮鉄作之

Shinto: Chujosaku: Settsu
We classify swords into Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku based on the swordsmith’s skill.
This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Hitachi Kami Muneshige.
Habaki: Single-layer suaka (raw copper) with gold iroe.
Blade Length: 71.0 cm (27.95 in)
Curvature (Sori): 2.0 cm (0.79 in)
Mekugi-ana (peg hole): 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.96 cm (1.17 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 1.84 cm (0.72 in)
Thickness (Kasane): 0.70 cm (0.28 in)
Sword Weight: 705 grams
Shape: The blade has a somewhat wide mihaba with a standard kasane, deep curvature, and a slightly elongated kissaki.
Jigane: The ko-itame hada is well-forged into a fine, high-quality jigane.
Hamon: Begins as suguha (straight temper line) at the hamachi, then turns into gunome-midare (irregular wavy pattern).
Sunagashi (flowing sand-like activity) is mixed within the gunome-midare, and the boshi turns back in ko-maru (small round).

Features: Hitachi Kami Muneshige originally came from Harima Province.
His real name was Tada Uhyoe, and he became a disciple of Tsuda Sukehiro.
He first received the title of Hitachi Daijo.
Because Nanban-tetsu (imported steel) was used, this is inscribed accordingly on the nakago (tang).
At that time, swordsmiths favored Nanban-tetsu for its excellent cutting ability.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: A circular iron tsuba with chrysanthemum flowers in openwork (sukashi) carving.
Signed Choshu Hagi Ju Kawai Tomonao Saku.
Fuchikashira: Carved with a wave design on a shibuichi base.
Saya: Black ishime-ji (stone-grain finish) saya.
Menuki: Carved with a crane design on a shakudo base.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata

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