AS26442 Tanto： Bishu-koku Yoshii Morinori　備州国吉井盛則 Ouei Niji-roku Nen Ju Gatsu Hi (November 1419) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS26442

Tanto in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Inscription:
Bishu-koku Yoshii Morinori　備州国吉井盛則
Ouei Niji-roku Nen Ju Gatsu Hi (November 1419)
応永二十六年十月日

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

Habaki:
Blade length: 28.2cm (11.10in)
Peg holes: 2
Base width: 2.32cm (0.91in)
Tip width: 1cm (0.39in)
Thickness: 0.52cm (0.20in)
Sword weight: 160 grams

Era: Early Muromachi period, 1419.
Shape: Wide blade with a bohi carved on the omote, within which a ken is engraved.
On the ura, a bohi is carved with a bonji inscription.
Jigane: Well-forged steel with utsuri appearing.
Hamon: Straight temper line with deep hardening; the boshi is round and turns back.
Features:
The Bishu no Kuni Yoshii school is a group of swordsmiths said to have worked in the Yoshii River basin in the same region as the Osafune school, but extant works are few.
This piece, bearing an Oei era date, is also valuable as a historical piece.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi-Art estimation Paper
whole Oshigata

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