Katana in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Paper)
Signature: Mumei(Unsigned)(Kozori school)
The blade was polished .
Blade length : 65.1 cm or 25.62 inches.
Sori : 0.8 cm or 0.31 inches.
Width at the hamachi : 2.74 cm or 1.07 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 1.59 cm or 0.62 inches.
Kasane : 0.67 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era :Early Muromachi period. 1430.
Shape : The blade is regular sized shallow and Oosuriage mumei(cut shortened )
Jitetsu :Small Mokume and Itame convined with Jinie attach.
On the Jigane, clear Utsuri appear.
Hamon : Nioideki Cyoji midare hamon.
Special feature : This sword was appraised as Kozori school by NBTHK Hozon Paper.
And this blade was appraised as also Osafune Morishige by NBTHK Kicho Paper.
Koshirae :
Tsuba :Iron Tsuba.
Fuchikashira :On the iron plate, some flower designe are engraved.
Saya : Black roiro saya.
Menuki : On the fine syakudo plate, a horse is engraved with gold color.
NBTHK Hozon paper : Aoi Art estimatin paper : whole Oshigata.
