AS21286 Katana:Mumei (Koyama Munehira)

Ordering number:AS21286
Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signatur:Mumei(Koyama Munehira)
無銘(固山宗平)

(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 :silver double habaki.
Blade length :　67.12　cm or 26.43 inches.
Sori : 0.9 cm or 0.354 inches.
Mekugi : 2　
Width at the hamachi : 2.97cm or 1.17 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.14cm or 0.843 inches.
Kasane : 0.78cm or 0.3inches.
The weight of the sword 770 grams.
Shape :The blade is regular width, thickness with rather small sori and longer kissaki.
Era : Edo period Bunsei era. 1818.
Jigane :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach very fine texture.
Hamon :Konie deki deep nioikuchi cyoji midare and gnome midare mixed. ashi work soft feeling.
Bo-shi is midarekomi and small round shape turns back.

Special feature:The work was identified as Koyama Munehira at the Japanese Sword Museum and was called So-Bei. He was the elder brother of Koyama Munetsugu and lived in Kuwana. Produce a vivid Choji midare hamon that can be considered

From Aoi Art:According to the Japanese sword dictionary, Koyama munet sugu was born as the third son of Koyama munehira. from Munehira and inherited the same style of Jigane and Hamon. At that time, it is said that the amount of money for a swing of Koyama munetsugu’s sword was about 1.95 million yen (excluding polishing cost). Quoted from the Japanese sword dictionary This work has a dense carving. In hamon If you look closely, you can see the fine sunagashi and kinsuji. The deep Cyoji midare of nioikuchi is truly wonderful, and I am confident that you will be satisfied with the splendid carving on the blade and the violently disturbed Choji midare.

Background of age:At the end of the Edo period, during the Bunsei period, which was called Kasei culture, from 1804 to 1830. Refers to tradesman culture. Ukiyo-e, humorous books, Kabuki, and senryu became popular, and the book of the Tokaido chu Hizakurige became popular.

NBTHK Hozon Token(*the paper will be issued later.)
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshitaga