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Katana: Mumei (Fuyuhiro)

2017/01/28

Katana in Shirasaya (Touken Shibata Kantei)

Signature : Mumei(unsigned) attributed as Fuyuhiro.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku
Jyo saku and regular saku)
This Fuyuhiro. belongs to regular quality ranking.
The blade was polished.
habaki:copper single habaki.
Blade length : 63.3 cm or 24.92 inches.
Sori : 1.4 cm or 0.55 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.77cm or 1.09 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.88cm or 0.74 inches.
Kasane : 0.95 cm or 0.37 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.
Shape : The blade is regular size with deep sori nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Itame had and massage hada mixed with Jinie attach and chikei work wild feeling texture.
Hamon : Niedeki Notare with small gunome mixed and sunagashi, kinsuji work.

Special feature : The Fuyuhiro was working at Wakasa province near Echizen.
so this sword looks Echizen Yasutugu style.
In Hamon, there are many sunagashi and kinsuji work active hamon.

Shibata Kantei(Mt Mitsuo Shibata)
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 190,000 JPY-

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