AS23210 Yari:Bishu Osafune Norimitsu(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Ordering number: AS23210
Yari in Koshirae(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Bishu Osafune Norimitsu
備州長船法光
Entoku 3 Nen 8 Gatsuhi
延徳三年八月日

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo sku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 42.12 cm or16.583 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi :2.74 cm or 1.079inches.
Kasane : 1.15cm or 0.453 inches.
The weight of the sword:530 grams
Era : August day of the third year of Entoku (1489)
Shape : It can be seen that the neck is long and it is an old work (Kerakubi).
Jigane :The koitame skin is well packed and becomes a beautiful ground iron, and the Utsuri appears.
Hamon : Niedeki suguha hamon is mixed with Notareba hamon and Bo-shi is rounded to Hakikake.

special feature:Bishu Osafune Norimitsu’s spear is very rare and it’s the first time I’ve seen it.

Aoi Bijyutsu:Yari’s production tends to become a beautiful base iron as the times go up, but as the times go down, it tends to be a poor work. This work is announced by Bisyu Osahune Noromitsu and the production date of Entoku 3rd August in Nakago. . This item was registered in the earliest registration month, which is said to be Daimyo registration, and the local railway is reflected well. It is a beautiful work that appears.

From Aoi Art:Yari’s production tends to become a beautiful base iron as the times go up, but as the times go down, it tends to be a poor work. Bisyu Osafune NORIMITSU and ENKEI have a production date of August 3rd year, so I thought about it a lot.
“It is possible.” This is a beautiful work that has been registered in the earliest registration month, which is said to be a daimyo registration.

Koshirae:
Whole length : about 250cm
Tsuka: about 203cm
Saya: about 47cm

NBTHK Hozon Token paper
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata by Ayaka Tsuruta
translated by Tsuruta Kazushige
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