Ordering Number: AS24454

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Signature: Mumei (unsigned)(Shikkake school, 尻懸)

Blade length : 57.7 cm (22.7in)
Sori : 0.7 cm (0.27 in)
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.78 cm (1.1in)
Width at the Kissaki : 1.80 cm (0.7in)
Kasane : 0.63 cm (0.2in)
Era: the late kamakura period to the Nanbokucho period.
Shape: Osuriage Mumei wakizashi with wide Shinoji-ji.
Jigane: fine Itame hada with Mokume with Jinie, Chikei. Hadame can be seen well. There is Homarekizu around Kissaki.
Hamon: thick Suguha and Gunoem midare with doubled hamon, sunagashi and kinsuji. Boshi is hakikake and yakizume.

Hamon: Shikkake was the swordsmith school in Nara from the late Kamakura period to the Nanbokucho period founded by Norinaga.

Special feature: Soft nioikuchi, beautiful jigane and complicated Hamon is reminiscent of Ryumon. This is a work of outstanding workmanship with many highlights that combine the charm of an old sword in abundance, and I highly recommend it.

Koshirae :
Tsuba: flowr-shaped iron tsuba with inlaid dots.
Fuchikashira : Shakudo with a picture of Samurai crossing a river on horseback.
Menuki : Crescent moon

NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Auction Starting Price:600,000JPY

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