Tachi : Bizenkuni Yoshii Noritsuna/Oei 4 Nen 3 Gatsu Kichijitsu
Ordering number : 13156(Consignment sale)
Tachi in Shirasaya, with Koshirae.(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper)
Signature:Bizenkuni Yoshii Noritsuna
Oei 4 Nen 3 Gatsu Kichijitsu(1397,3)
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 66 cm or 25.99inches.
Sori : 2.4cm or 0.94inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.55cm or 1.00 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.43cm or 0.56 inches.
Kasane : 0.69cm or 0.56 inches.
Era : Early Muromachi period. 1397,3
Shape : The blade is almost Ubu style with regular sized width, and thickness.
Jitetsu : koitame had and komokume hada well grained with jinie attach some part ooitame had.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair and in Hamon, there are menu sunagashi and kinsuji work.
Boshi is noter and round shape.
Special feature : Noritsuna was called Yoshii Bizen. The second generation is Ouei Period,
the third generation is kansei and this piece is of second generation almost Nanbokucyo period.
This piece is almost ubu(original nakago that is not cut shorten) with slight utsuri seen.
It is graceful piece with strong sori.
The jigane is especially good. It is different from what we see for the gnome midare Yoshi Noritsuna.
Itomaki Tachi koshirae.
Whole length : about 109.2 cm or 42.99 inches
The length of Tsuka : about 29.2 cm or 11.49 inches
The length of Saya : about 80.4 cm or 31.65 inches
The length of Nakago hole : about 15.8 cm or 6.22 inches
The length of Blade : about 72.4 cm or 28.50 inches
The length of Sori : about 2.7 cm or 1.06 inches.
The width at hamachi : about 2.92 cm or 1.14 inches
Kasane : about 0.69 cm or 0.27 inches
Jidai(era) : Middle to late Edo period.
Special feature : This Tachi mountig is marvelous mint condition.
Tsuba : On the syakudo nanako plate, rise up mimi and engraved dragon and clouds.
Saya : On the best quality aogai chirashi (blue shell powder) ,family crests (kiri moon) are painted by gold.
Fuchikashira : On the shakudo nanako plate, a dragon and clouds are engraved with gold color.
Menuki : On the shakudo nanako plate, a dragon and clouds are engraved with gold color.
Kojiri and other fittings : On the shakudo nanako plate, a dragon and clouds are engraved with gold color.
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price (credit card) : JPY 2,850,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 2,793,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)
