Answer previous answer was Dewa Daijo Fujiwara Kunimichi
(Shinto, Jo-josaku, Wazamono, Yamashiro province.)
(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)
Special feature : Dewa Daijo Fujiwara Kunimichi was a high ranking
sword smith of the student of the Kunihiro. He made a lot of
swords during his life due to his long life.
He was skilful sword smith. He tried to make Soshu style mailny also
Mino,and Yamato style.
Appraisal Quiz #79 (01.22.2010)
Who made this sword do you think ?
Hint:
Blade length : 66.33 cm or 26.11 inches.
Sori : 1.8 cm or 0.70 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.08 cm or 1.21 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.86 cm or 0.73 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Shape : Blade has wide hamachi and regular thickness.
There isn't so much of a difference between width of Hamachi and width of Kissaki.
Shape is Shinogi-zukuri and Sori is little, it is Kanbun-Shinto style.
Blade is Machi-okuri. Nakago is Iri-yama shape.
Jitetsu : Tight Itame hada, covered in Jinie and Chikei.
It is very clear Jitetsu.
Hamon : Nie-based, uneven Gunome-midare.
There are much Ko-ashi and Tobi-ashi and Yo and Sunagashi in Ha.
And there are a few Kinsuji and Tobiyaki and Muneyaki.
Boshi is rather acuate round shaped.
Answer will be posted at next Appraisal Quiz.
(Please acknowledge not replying to mail about Appraisal Quiz by our convenience. )