Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Kiri Box(NBTHK Kicho paper)
Signature : Kanemachi
Sue Koto: Ryo Saku: Mino province.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku
Jyo saku and regular saku)
This Kanemachi belongs to Jyojyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki: Gold foiled double Habaki.
Blade length : 33.8 cm or 13.30 inches.
Sori : 0.7 cm or 0.27 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.89 cm or 1.13 inches.
Kasane : 0.52 cm or 0.20 inches.
Era : Late Murokachi period, around Eiroku era(1558-1570)
Shape : The blade is rather Wide and thick blade with Sori. There are Koshi-Hi and Futasuji-Hi on both side.
Jitetsu : The mixture of Ko Itame Hada ando oo Hada with Jinie attached. There are Shirake-Utsuri apperar.
Hamon : Nie Deki, From Hamachi is Gunome Midare and then Suguha.
Boshi is round shape.
Special feature : Kanemachi was a sword smith of Mino province.
This is typlical Mino blade. The blade is healthy and attractive shape.
Generally Mino school Tanto has sakizori zori and rather wide shape.
In Kiri box.
NBTHK Kicyo paper.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
