AS28484 Katana: Mumei(Unsigned)(attributed as Enju)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Inscription: Mumei(Unsigned)(attributed as Enju 延寿)

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

Habaki: gold covered double habaki
Blade Length: 67.3cm (26.5in)
Curvature: 0.6cm (0.2in)
Width at Base(Motohaba): 3.0cm (1.2in)
Width at tip(Sakihaba): 3.2cm (1.3in)
Thickness: 2.0cm (0.8in)
Blade Weight: 550g

Era: Nanbokucho period, mid-14th century

Shape: wide, thick Suriage Mumei blade with groove carvings.
Jigane: Clear Jigane with itame hada mixed with Masa Moku.
Hamon: The hamon is more nioi-based, a tight suguha with ko-ashi. The boshi forms a komaru and turns back.

Features:
The Enju school was a group of swordsmiths from Higo who flourished from the late Kamakura period to the Nanbokuchō period, with Enju Tarō Kunimura regarded as the founder. Notable smiths of the school include Kunimura and Kunitoki.

In this work, the jigane is clear and well-forged with visible grain, and the hamon is bright and vivid, creating a very attractive blade.

However, as shown in the photographs, there is one notable point: a large chip in the edge located approximately 1–2 cm above the hamachi. As it is in a position that cannot be hidden by the habaki, please take note.

NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi-Art estimation Paper
whole Oshigata

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