AS25807 Wakizashi:Mumei (Attributed to Tametsugu) (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) (Kogai: NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Ordering Number: AS25807

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token) (Kogai: NBTHK Hozon Tosogu)

Signature: Mumei (Attributed to Tametsugu)
無銘（為継）

Sayagaki (Inscription on the Shirasaya):Go Yoshihiro
An exceptionally fine work.
Blade length: 1 shaku 8 sun 5 bu.
An auspicious day in March 1962 (Showa 37), Year of the Tiger.
Inscribed by Miyagata Shinonome.

Wazamono: Koto: Jyo Saku: Etchu Province: Oan Era
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This blade is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among works attributed to Tametsugu.
Habaki: Single gold-foiled habaki.
Blade Length: 51.1 cm (20.12 in).
Curvature: 1.1 cm (0.43 in).
Mekugi Hole: 3.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.66 cm (1.05 in).
Width at Yokote: 1.93 cm (0.76 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.55 cm (0.22 in).
Sword Weight: 395 g.
Era: Nanbokucho period, around the Oan era (1368–1375).
Shape: A wakizashi with standard mihaba and kasane.
Bo-hi are carved on both sides of the blade.
The blade has been shortened (suriage) and has undergone machi-okuri.
Jigane: Well-forged itame hada with abundant ji-nie, producing a dark-toned jigane.
Hamon: Nie-deki gunome-midare with prominent kinsuji and sunagashi.
The boshi has a deep nioiguchi and turns back in a rounded form.

Features: Tametsugu is said to have studied under either Go Yoshihiro or Norishige and is therefore also known as Etchu Tametsugu.
The attribution to Go Yoshihiro inscribed by Miyagata Shinonome Sensei is particularly noteworthy.
Although the appraisal by the Japanese Sword Museum attributed this blade to Tametsugu, the two attributions may be regarded as being of comparable standing.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Round shakudo tsuba carved with a phoenix design and decorated with gold iroe.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo fuchikashira carved with dragon motifs and decorated with gold iroe.
Saya (Scabbard): Black polished lacquer saya decorated with a janome (concentric circle) pattern in silver inlay.
Menuki: Menuki carved with lion motifs and decorated with gold iroe.
Kozuka: Shakudo nanako kozuka featuring a dragon carved in high relief and decorated with gold iroe.
Kogatana: Included.
Kogai: Shakudo nanako kogai featuring a dragon carved in high relief and decorated with gold iroe.
NBTHK Hozon Tosogu: Mumei (Attributed to Ko-Kinko).

Historical Background:1. Promulgation of the Oan Hanzei Decree (Oan Great Law)
The Oan Hanzei Decree, also known as the regulations concerning temple, shrine, and estate proprietors’ lands, was promulgated under the Muromachi shogunate by officials including the Kanrei Hosokawa Yoriyuki.
The decree established the rights of provincial military governors (shugo) to collect provisions for military purposes.
Whereas the earlier hanzei system had permitted the collection of half the annual land taxes, the new regulations expanded this authority to allow the actual division of land, with half allocated to warriors.
This development decisively accelerated the decline of the shoen estate system and strengthened the power of the shugo daimyo, contributing to the establishment of their territorial rule.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token.
Kogai: NBTHK Hozon Tosogu (Mumei, attributed to Ko-Kinko).
AoiArt estimation paper.
Whole Oshigata.

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