AS25011 Wakizashi:Mumei (Gassan) (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS25011

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Mumei (Gassan)
無銘(月山)

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This blade is ranked as Jyo Saku among the works attributed to Mumei (Gassan).
Habaki: Double gold-foiled habaki.
Blade Length: 50.0 cm (19.69 in).
Curvature: 1.0 cm (0.39 in).
Mekugi Hole: 2.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.52 cm (0.99 in).
Width at Yokote: 1.98 cm (0.78 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.58 cm (0.23 in).
Sword Weight: 415 g.
Era: Mid Muromachi period.
Shape: A wakizashi of standard proportions.
Jigane: Distinctive ayasugi-hada is clearly visible, forming a dark-toned jigane.
Hamon: Nie-deki gunome-midare. The boshi continues in midare and turns back.

Features: The Gassan school, also known as Oshu Gassan, is renowned for its distinctive ayasugi-hada forging pattern. The school flourished from the Kamakura period through the end of the Muromachi period, with its origins tracing back to the Mokusa tradition. The original forging technique was eventually lost. During the late Edo period, Gassan Sadakazu successfully revived this distinctive method after extensive research. It is also known that a few swordsmiths had already succeeded in reproducing the Gassan hada during the mid Edo period. Through generations of study and dedication, the Gassan family preserved the legacy of their ancestors, and the tradition was later inherited by Gassan Sadakatsu. This blade is an excellent example, displaying beautifully executed ayasugi-hada (Gassan hada).

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Vertically oval iron tsuba carved with plum blossoms.
Menuki: Iris motif with gold iroe.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo nanako ground.
Saya (Scabbard): Black lacquered saya with a decorative textured finish.
Kozuka: Shakudo nanako ground carved with a kirin (mythical beast), decorated with gold and silver iroe.
Kogatana: Included.

NBTHK Hozon Token Certificate.
AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.
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