AS19725-Wakizashi: Mumei(Monju)

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae.
Signature :　Mumei(Monju)
AOI Bijyutasu Syosin Kanteisyo NBTHK Hozon Token
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo-jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.

Habaki: Copper single habaki.
Blade length:　45.7　cm or 17.9 inches.
Sori : 1.5cm or 0.59 inches.
Mekugi : 　1
Width at the hamachi : 2.5cm or 0.98 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 1.9cm or 0.74 inches.
Kasane : 0.45cm or 0.177 inches.
The weight of the sword 295 grams.

Era: Middle Muromachi period.
Shape: Regular width and thickness sword. Sori is deep and Kissaki is longer.
Jigane: Ko-Itame-Hada well grained. Jinie attached beautiful Jihada.
Hamon : Niedeki, deep Nioikuchi Suguha with Nijuba. Yo, Sunagashi and long Kinsuji worked.
Boshi: Deep Nioikuchi Hakikake style.

special feature: Monju is an alias of the old Yamato Tegai school. This sword has Sayagaki, it written by Ami Saburo and he says this sword is Yamato Koku Kaneyoshi. The quality of
Hamon is the highest ranking. It is Suguha with deep
Nioikuchi, long Kinsuji.

Koshirae :
Tsuba: Brass plate. Cloud dragon is engraved.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo plate. Clouds are engraved.
Saya: Wooden Saya. Dragon and clouds are engraved.
Kozuka: Wooden Kozuka. Dragon is engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art: Nakago is Ubu and not so old,
but we think it was made around the middle of the Muromachi period by Tegai school. The Koshirae is a very rare and highest-ranking one. We strongly recommend you this sword.

NBTHK Hozon Token paper.
Aoi Art estimation paper.
Whole Oshigata.