Answer previous answer was Mumei (unsigned)(Yamato Shizu school)
(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)
Special feature : Yamato Shizu school was a Shizu Saburo Kaneuji and swordsmith
group at Yamato province while Shizu Saburo Kaneuji lived in Yamato province in Nanbokucho period.
Yamato Shizu blades were closer to Yamato blades than Naoe-Shizu school,
and some Yamato-Shizu blades looks like Masamune Jigane and Hataraki.
Appraisal Quiz #76 (12.25.2009)
Who made this sword do you think ?
Blade length : 23.7 cm or 9.33 inches.
Sori : Uchi-zori.
Mekugi: 3
Width at the hamachi : 2.08 cm or 0.81 inches.
Kasane : 0.43 cm or 0.16 inches.
Shape : Ubu-Nakago. Width is regular size, and Kasane is rather thin.
Mitsumine style Tanto with Uchi-zori.
Jitetsu : Very tight Ko-itame, covered in Jinie and Chikei.
There are Nie-Utsuri on Jitetsu. And it is excellent Jitetsu.
Hamon : Ko-nie based, Chu-Suguha and very shallow Notare are mixed.
Nioikuchi is deep and very bright.
Boshi is small round shape.
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