AS24441 Katana: Minamoto Moriyoshi (1974)(NBTHK TokubetsuToken)

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK TokubetsuToken)

Inscription: Minamoto Moriyoshi 源盛吉　
Commissioned at the behest of Mr. Yamakawa Yasujirō, Mid-Spring of Shōwa Kinoetora (1974)

We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.
This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Mumei().

Habaki: double silver habaki
Blade Length: 79.7cm (31.38in)
Curvature: 1.9cm (0.75in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base(Motohaba): 3.57cm (1.41in)
Width at tip(Sakihaba): 2.60cm (1.02in)
Thickness: 0.73cm (0.29in)
Blade Weight: 1040g
Era: 1974

Shape: wide, thick and long blade
Jigane: Fine Koitame hada
Hamon: Niedeki thick Gunome with rough nie making it Ashi and Sunagashi. Boshi is midare and poited.

Features: Minamoto Moriyoshi was a swordsmith born in 1920 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture. He produced excellent works, including those modeled after Kiyomaro, and received numerous awards. In 1985, he was designated as a Mukansa (exempt from examination). He created works in the Soshu-den tradition, and I think this piece is closd to Samonji.

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