Dai Sho : Mumei(attributed as Taira school)/Taira Nagamori
2017/02/24
Dai Sho :
Dai : Katana in Koshirae
Signature : Mumei(attributed as Taira school)
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Silver double habaki.
Blade length : 74.6 cm or 29.4 inches.
Sori : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.06 cm or 1.2 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.2 cm or 0.87 inches.
Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.25inches.
Weight : 855 gram.
Era : Late Muromachi period(1550)(460 years ago)
Shape : The blade is oosuriage mumei(cut shortened unsigned)blade with wide and thick and also longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu : Koitame had well grained with jinie attach and shirake utsuri appear nice soft feeling texture.
Hamon : Niedeki kogunome midair with ash, Yo and sunagashi.
Boshi is midarekomi style.
Special feature : On the Ji, shirake uturi appear and kogunome midair hamon, the blade must be Taira Takada school.
Even though The blade is suriage, the blade is healthy and nice jigane and Hamon.
Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the round shape iron Tsuba, brass is cover.
On the Ji, silver nunome inlay.
Fuchikashira : On the syakudo nanako plate, some design are painted by gold color.
Saya : Black roar saya wavy style.
Menuki : A dragon is engraved with gold color.
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Sho : Wakizashi in Koshirae
Signature : Taira Nagamori (Not guarantee but the blade looks good as later generation)
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Silver double habaki.
Blade length : 47.9 cm or 18.85 inches.
Sori : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.98 cm or 1.17inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.09 cm or 0.82 inches.
Kasane : 0.67 cm or 0.26 inches.
Weight : 480 gram.
Era : Late Muromachi period(1550)(460 years ago)
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick with longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach and soft feeling texture and shirake unsure.
Hamon : Niedeki suguha base and inside of the hamon, there are many ash, yo and sunagashi scatter.
Boshi is round shape togari hamon.
Special feature : Taira Nagamori was working at Late Muromachi Eisyo era and continued several generations.
This blade are healthy nice Jigane and hamon.
I think the blade looks later generation of the Nagamori.
We recommend this daisy koshirae.
Koshirae :
Tsuba : On the round shape iron sukashi tsuba(Open work) Owari school.
Fuchikashira : On the syakudo nanako plate, with gold color. Hogo school.
Saya : Black roar saya wavy style.
Menuki : On the syakudo plate, family crests are painted by gold color.
Kurikata : On the syakudo ishimeji, some design are painted by gold color.
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Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price：JPY 650,000-.
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