AS26315 Katana :Bingo no Kuni Mihara Masaiye Saku 備後国三原正家作 (NBTHK Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Token)

Ordering Number: AS26315

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Token)

Signature:
Bingo no Kuni Mihara Masaiye Saku 備後国三原正家作

Sayagaki (Inscription on the Shirasaya):
Bingo no Kuni Ju Mihara Masaiye.
Blade Length: 2 shaku 3 sun 3 bu.
A treasured heirloom of the Saka family.
Inscribed in early winter 1975.
Inscribed by Kanzan (Kao).

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This blade is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Bingo no Kuni Mihara Masaiye.

Habaki: Single gold-foiled habaki
Blade Length: 71.2cm (28.03in)
Curvature: 2.0cm (0.79in)
Mekugi-ana: 3
Motohaba: 2.88cm (1.13in)
Sakihaba: 1.90cm (0.75in)
Kasane: 0.60cm (0.24in)
Weight: 645g

Era: Mid Muromachi period.
Shape: A katana with standard mihaba and kasane, deep curvature, and a slightly elongated kissaki.
Two parallel grooves (futasuji-hi) are carved on both sides of the blade.
Jigane: Beautifully refined and well-forged ko-itame hada with visible utsuri.
Hamon: Suguha with a tight, well-defined nioiguchi.
The boshi forms a rounded turnback.

Features: Ko-Mihara Masaiye is regarded as the founder of the Mihara school of swordsmiths.
His works are often characterized by a powerful shape and an elongated kissaki.
However, this particular sword displays a more slender and elegant shape with deep curvature.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: A round iron tsuba featuring an openwork dragon design.
Fuchikashira: Iron fittings decorated with carved linear patterns.
Saya (Scabbard): Reddish-brown (azuki-colored) lacquer saya.
Menuki: Shakudo menuki carved with dragon motifs and decorated with gold iroe.

NBTHK Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Certificate
AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata

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