AS20480 Katana: Ubu Mumei attributes as Bishu Osafune Norimitsu

Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Hozon Paper)(Consignment Sale)

Signature : Ubu Mumei attributes as Bishu Osafune Norimitsu

Fujishiro To-ko Jiten:Sue Koto:Jyo saku :Wazamono cutting well .ranking sword:Bizen
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku.ranking.
The blade was polished by good polisher.
Habaki : Silver single hanaki.
Blade length : 64.5 cm or 25.4 inches.
Sori : 2.7 cm or 1.06 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.96 cm or 1.165 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.04 cm or 0.8 inches.
Kasane : 0.79cm or 0.311 inches.
The weight of the sword 635 grams.
Era : Late Muromachi period Meio- era.
Shape : Ubu mumei with bo-hi is engraved on both sides of the blade.
The blade is deep sori and longer kissaki which is called Katateuchi
style sword.
Jigane :Koitame hada and komokume hada well grained with jinie attach and Utsuro
appear.
Hamon :Konie deki Choji midare,round Choji, togari Choji gorgeous temper line. and also sunagashi Kinsui work.
Bo-shi is midarekomi style with kinsuji and turns back.

Special feaature: Bishu Osafune Norimatsu is the second generation with the first
generation as the end of the Nanbokucho period. Continued with the third generation.
This work is that is considered to be Uemon by a swordsmith in the Bunmei and Meiō era.
There are very few works with common names in Norimitsu, and all of them show the
goodness of the bullion and the gorgeousness of the blade pattern.
It makes you feel. It is generally said that there are many works with good nakago condition because the jigane is good.

From Aoi Art:The blade is Ubu style sword with deep sori, at a glance the blade
must be Katase uchi style sword.changing battling way to on the ground. So it is
necessary to battle easy way to battle so the blade became rather smaller size . Even
thou fantastic Norimitsu engraved the signature as just only the Bishu mei like Norimitsu
and Suemitsu.
Fantastic Jigane and hamon is typical special feature of Bizen-To.
It is a pity that the sword is Mumei but the quality both jiggle and Hamon
are quite nice. It is a very educational work for swords collectors.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.