Japanese Sword Online Museum

Aoi Art's archives, Every item is no longer available.

Katana

Katana: Mumei (Unsigned) attributed as Muramasa school.

2017/01/05

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(guarantee : NBTHK Hozon paper)

Signature: Mumei (Unsigned) attributed as Muramasa school.

Suekoto:Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : gols foiled habaki.
Blade length : 70.95 cm or 27.93 inches.
Sori : 1.8 cm or 0.7 inches.
Mekugi:3
Width at the hamachi : 2.77 cm or1.09 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.84 cm or 0.72 inches.
Kasane : 0.55 cm or 0.21 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period.
Shape : The blade is suriage (cut shortened) regular sized katana
with deeper sori and longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu : Item had masanagare with jinie attach.
Hamon : From the hamachi area, both sides are match hamon and
then gunome midair hamon also almost same hamon on both
side.In Hamon, sunagashi and ash work.

Special feature : The hamon both sides are almost same hamon.
So we remind us Muramasaschool.I think one of the Muramasa
school wordsmith might make this sword.
The jigane and hamon also nice blade.
The sword is pretty nice condition.

Koshriae:
Tsuba:Mokko shape iron Tsuba.
Fuchikashira:Shakudo nanako, tea ware is engraved with gold color.
Saya: Black roiro Saya.
Menuki: Shakudo: Chrysanthemum is engraved with gold color.

We guarantee NBTHK Hozon Paper (The paper is NOT issued yet).
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price : 380,000 JPY-



-Katana