Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature: Mumei (Tegai school)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 68.5 cm or 26.96 inches.
Sori : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.89 cm or 1.13 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 1.97 cm or 0.77 inches.
Kasane : 0.69 cm or 0.27 inches.
Era : from late Kamakura period to early Nanbokucho period.
Shape : This blade is wide and massive Osurigae
Jitetsu : Itame hada well grained with Jinie attach.
Hamon : Niedeki Suguha with Uchinoke. In Ha, there are Sunagashi and Ashi.
Boshi is double Ha and Hakikake style.

Special feature : There were several swordsmith schools in
Yamato province; Tegai, Shikkake, Taima, Senjuin, Hosho.
The Tegai School swordsmiths tempered fine Jitetsu from
Kamakura period to Nambokucho period.

This blade is very healthy without Kizu or flaw, and this blade have Koshirae and NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper.
Therefore we recommend it strongly.

Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the round iron Tsuba, openwork is engraved.
Fuchikashira : On the Shakudo nanako plate, horse is engraved with gold color iroe.
Saya : Dark brown colored.
Menuki : On the Shakudo plate, horse is engraved with gold color iroe.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.