AS25392 Tachi:Morihiro(22nd NBTHK Juyo Token)

Ordering Number: AS25392

Tachi in Shirasaya (22nd NBTHK Juyo Token)

Signature: Morihiro
守弘

Sayagaki: Echizen Chiyozuru Morihiro
Blade Length: 2 shaku 3 sun 9.5 bu
Written in September, Showa 49 (1974)
Written by Kunzan

Chukoto: Jyo Saku: Echizen
We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Saijyo Saku for the smith Morihiro.
Blade Length: 72.6 cm (28.58 in)
Curvature: 2.1 cm (0.83 in)
Mekugi Hole: 2
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.06 cm (1.20 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 1.90 cm (0.75 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.84 cm (0.33 in)
Sword Weight: 845 g
Era: Nanbokucho period
Shape: Standard width, thick kasane, and deep curvature.
A mostly ubu piece with signature engraved in tachi-mei style.
Jigane: Itame hada with flowing grain pattern, standing out with ji-nie.
There is a Kitae Ware(forging crack) near the habaki, but it is mostly hidden beneath the habaki.
Hamon: Made in nie-deki, deep nioikuchi with small gunome-midare, including ashi and yo, with active kinsuji and sunagashi.
The boshi is midare and yakitsume.

Features: Morihiro was a son of Chiyozuru Kuniyasu, also residing in Kaga and known as Kamo Saburo.
This sword is recorded in Kantō Hibi-shō Zoku (p.127 copy included) and Koto Taikan (p.609 copy included).
This work features a high koshizori and firm shape.
Jihada includes chikei and fine ji-nie.
The hamon is small gunome-midare with well-inserted ashi.
A bohi with kakudome is carved on both sides.
The nakago is mostly ubu, with rounded mune and shallow katte-sagari yasurime.
The clearly cut two-character signature is a hallmark of swords from the Nanbokucho period in northern Japan.
There are several works by Morihiro with different mei styles, suggesting this may be by the first generation, while others might be second generation.
This piece shows a faint utsuri and has mitsumune.
It is a dignified work with a solid signature, deep curvature, and slightly extended kissaki—an excellent piece that we highly recommend.

Kantō Hibi-shō Zoku (p.127 copy included)
Koto Taikan (p.609 copy included)
22nd NBTHK Juyo Token
Aoi Art estimation paper with whole oshigata