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Ordering number : 08092

Katana in Shirasaya
Signature: Mumei (unsigned) attributed as Ko-mihara (53th NBTHK Juyo Token)

The blade was polished .
Blade length : 70.29 cm or 27.67 inches.
Sori : 0.9 cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.94 cm or 1.15 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 0.78 cm or 0.30 inches.
Kasane : 0.78 cm or 0.30 inches.
Era : Late Kamakura to Nanbokucyo period.
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick healthy blade.
Jitetsu :Itame hada well grained with jinie attach and chikei work along with itame hada.
On the Ji, some utsuri appear.
Hamon : Niedeki suguha hamon and in Ha, there are some ashi work.


Special feature : Mihara school had been prospered from late Kamakura to late Muromachi period in Bingo province present Okayama prefecture. The representative swordsmiths were Masaie and Masahiro. Especially the works of last Kamakura period to Namboku-cho period are called Ko-Mihara, and are distinguished from the later period.
Rising above the times, the school had been influenced by the Yamato School. There had been many shoen; manors in medieval Japan in Bingo province ruled by the shrines and temples of Yamato province. As the features of Mihara school, elegant suguha-hamon with slight midare-ba and smooth Itame-hada.
This blade looks like Ko namonohira in Kyusyu. but NBTHK issued as Ko-mihara. The jigane is old style and fantastic texture which was loved by sword expert.
Hamon is quite elegant with quiet feeling.
This sword passed Jyuyo token and waiting for Jyuyo zuhu.
The paper will be obtained next year.
Anyway we recommend this Jyuyo token for you.

 

53th NBTHK Juyo Token
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

image2 , Juyo paper image1 , Juyo paper image2 , Juyo paper image3

Price :JPY 2,400,000- (including shipping charge and 100% insurance fee)

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