AS20162 Tanto : Mumei attributed as Ko Mizuta (Morob)

Ordering number : AS20162

Tanto in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature : Mumei attributed as Ko Mizuta (Morob)

(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
Habaki : Silver single Habaki.
Blade length : 24.2 cm or 9.5inches.
Sori : 0.2 cm or 0.08 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.43 cm or 0.96 inches.
Kasane :0.6 cm or 0.236 inches.
The weight of the sword 150 grams.
Era : Muromachi period kyoroku era. 1528.
Shape : The blade is called Morota Kukuri unusual shape.
Both lower and upper parts are Yakima.
Jigane :Itame hada and mukume hada well grained with nine attach and chikei work.
Hamon :Nie deki suguha based Nijyu ba, Kuichigai ha which is rathe shizumi
Gokoro temper line which looks cut well Tanto.

Special feature:Ko-Mizuta school started from Kyoroku era and
Bunroku and also Eiroku era. This Tanto is really nice fantastic Jigane. Probably Komizuta had a contacted with Sukesada or Kiyomitsu at
that period. and influenced a lot from these sword makers.
Koーmizuta studied a lot and achieved their abilities.
The founder of the Mizuta school started from Kyoroku era
(1528) and continued to Edo period. Ko-Mizura is called the
first stage of Mizuta school.

Koshirae : Aikuchi Tanto Koshirae.
Saya :red Kisami saya
Menuki : On the syakudo plate, flower is engraved with gold color.
Fuchi: On the syakudo plate flower is engraved with gold color.
Kurikata kojiri:syakudo plate.
Kozuka: Shakudo, Hotei god is engraved with gold and silver color.

From Aoi Art : Many of the double-edged works(moroba) were made in Bizen during
the Muromachi period, but it is thought that the fashion also influenced the paddy field.
At first glance, the wonderful clear and well-grained jigane iron looks like a popular
Bizen sword. If you look closely at the named part of the Nakago it may be filled with red
lacquer, but it is unknown. In any case, it is a wonderful work of Jigane.
The Kashira is a vermilion-painted chopped pod. Kurikata, is the same Syakudo plate. It
has a gorgeous atmosphere with works with patterns on the ground.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.