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Katana:Mumei (Unsigned) Kozori school

Ordering number:12564 (Consignment sale)

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature: Mumei (Unsigned) Kozori school

The blade was polished
Habaki:Gold color iroe single habaki.
Blade length : 70.8 cm or 27.87 inches.
Sori : 1.8 cm or 0.7 inches.
Mekugi:3
Width at the hamachi : 2.94 cm or 1.15 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.81 cm or 0.71 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era :Late Nanbokucho period.
Shape :The sword is oosuriage mumei (cut shortened). The blade is wide and thick with deep sori and longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Itame hada and mokume hada combined with jinie attach with slightly Utasuri appear.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midare with koashi and sunagashi work.
Boshi is midarekomi style.

Special feature : Bizen Kozori school was working at Nanbokucho period to early Muromachi period.
The founder of this school was Hidemitsu (the blade was passed National treasure Juyo Bunkazai) Yasumitsu, Morikage are famous sword maker in Kozori school.
This sword is wide and thick healthy blade and the hamon in Boshi is very active.
The blade is pretty healthy blade.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price (credit card) : JPY 640,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 627,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


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