Wakizashi Nobukuni 'Yamashiro province'
2017/02/24
Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon)
Signature : Nobukuni (Yamashiro)
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijo saku, Jojo saku, Jo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jojo saku ranking.
The blade is polished by good polisher.
Habaki : Gold foiled double Habaki.
Blade length : 57.7 cm or 22.7 inches.
Sori : 1.8 cm or 0.71 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the Hamachi : 2.85 cm or 1.12 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.98 cm or 0.78 inches.
Kasane : 0.62 cm or 0.24 inches.
Era : Early Muromachi period around Ouei era.
Shape : The blade is long size nearly Katana, wide and thick blade with deep curve nice looking shape.
Sango-Ken (the sword of Acala) engraved on one side and on the other side, Bohi is engraved.
Jigane : Koitame-hada and Masame-hada mixed with Jinie attach.
Hamon : Koniedeki Choji Midare and Togariba Hamon mixed.
Special feature : Nobukuni school has spreaded to all over Japan during Nanbokucho period Enbun Era (around A.D.1356~) to modern ages but all of them started from Yamashiro province.
I think the blade was forged around at end Nanbokucho period because of the quality of engravement. Though NBTHK has judged the blade was forged at early Muromachi period around Ouei era (1394~1427).
We recommend this blade for keeping nice condition and for one of the good historical document about Nobukuni school.
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : JPY ¥600,000-.
