Description
Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(41st NBTHK Juyo Token)
Signature : Mumei (Den Shizu)
無銘(伝 志津)
Sayagaki:41th NBTHK Juyo Token, Mino Koku Shizu Kaneuji.
Osuriage Mumei Katana. The Jinage has wonderful Nie.
There are a lot of works in the Ha.
The blade is top in the Soshu-Den.
Especially from the Togari-Ba point of view, it is appropriate to judge this school. This is an excellent blade at this school.
Chinchin Chocho. Blade length is 1 Shaku 6 Sun 9 Bu.
written by Mr.Tanobe.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Saijyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki: Gold foiled double habaki.
Blade length : 51.4 cm or 2.236inches.
Sori :0.6 cm or 0.236 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi: 2.68cm or 1.055 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 1.73cm or 0.68 inches.
Kasane : 0.49cm or 0.193 inches.
The weight of the sword 370 grams.
Era : Nanbokucyo period.early stage.
Shape: O-suriage Mumei and wide and thick and suitable Sori with longer Kissaki. On both sides of the blade engraved bohi .
Jigane: Koitame and komokume hada mixed with jinie attach and small chikei work
Hamon: Konie deki kogunome Midare and gunome midare mixed. from Monouchi area, deep nioikuchi active Hamon well worked,
Bo-shi is shallow Notare Hamon turns back komaru bo-shi.
Special feature: Shizu is originally the name of the country of Mino, but it is
called Shizu Saburo Kaneuji after the place where
Masamune’s master
Kaneuji came to live and made a sword. Therefore, the work
simply called Shizu means Kaneuji.
Since ancient times, he has been counted as one of the ten
swordsmiths of Masamune, and he is one of the
swordsmiths who has the style closest to Masamune
among them, but on the ground. The highlight of this work
is that there is a Masame hada and Gunome midare is
mixed to Hamon.
Koshirae : Tokubetsu Hozon Tosogu. Red lacquer Saya
Set of Tosogu: Karakusa pattern
Saya:red color saya.
Tsuba :Mizutama style openwork
Menuki : Rain dragon design
Kojiri: Karakusa pattern
Tsuka: Dark blue color
From Aoi Art: This work is mastered by Shizu, but Jigane picks it well
and becomes a fine Jigane, and Hamon is a dignified So-syu
den with fine Togari ba appearing, and it can be said that it is
a work that can be identified as Masamune, Jyuyo The Token
the explanation states that it is one of the best Shizu products
and is the best. I had seen Masamune at
the Japanese Sword Museum before
I feel the goodness of Jigane and the elegance of Hamon,
which is by no means inferior to that of Masamune.
Mr. Tanobe’s Sayagaki also states that it is a particularly
excellent product in the same industry. We highly
recommend a wonderful work that rarely appears. The beauty of Jigane and the work of
Hamon are fully brought out by the best polishing. Koshirae
is a wonderful work and has been designated as NBT HK
Tokubetsu Hozon Toso-gu. It is wonderful to work that I
would definitely recommend it.
41st NBTHK Juyo Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.
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