Ordering number : 08572
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)
Sayagaki was done by Dr. Kanzan.
Tegai Tadasi Oosuriage mumei Hacyo 2syaku 1sun 5 bu aru syouwa
aoi Ushi Nen Kanzan shi.
Signature: Mumei (unsigned) (Tegai school)
The blade was polished .
Blade length : 65.4 cm or 25.74 inches.
Sori : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi: 3
Width at the hamachi : 2.88 cm or 1.13 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 1.99 cm or 0.78 inches.
Kasane : 0.67 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Nanbokucyo period.
Shape : The blade is cut shortened oosuriage mumei style.
The blade is regular sized with rather longer kissaki.
Jitetsu :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach with chikei.
Hamon : Koniedeki suguha hamon with double haamon,uchinoke and also sunagashi.
The kissaki is hakikake boshi.
Special feature :
There had been several swordsmith schools in Yamato province; Tegai, Shikkake, Taima, Senjuin, Hosho. At a glance, a beautiful jitetsu of this katana reminds us of Tegai Kanenaga. The Tegai School swordsmiths tempered fine jitetsu from the Kamakura period to the Nambokucho period.
This sword is typical Tegai school.
The blade is nice work and gentle hamon.
Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the round shaped iron tsuba, some leaves are inlaid by brass and covered the rim by syakudo plate.
Fuchikashira :On the syakudo plate, some Japanese Ume flowers are engraved with gold color.
Saya : black brown color saya.
Menuki : On the syakudo plate, Japanese Kiku flowers are engraved.
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
