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Katana, Koshirae
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[ Signature ] omote : "雲州住善次作" ura : "昭和三十一年一月吉日"
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[ Size ] Blade length 66.4cm (2 shaku 1 sun 9 bu 1 rin), sori 1.6cm (5 bu 2 rin), moto-haba 3.12cm, moto-kasane 0.69cm, saki-haba 1.84 cm, saki-kasane 0.51 cm, mekugi-ana(hole) 1, blade weight 757g , shirasaya length 97cm |
[ Period ] Showa 31(1956) |
[ Province ] Shimane prefecture |
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[ Feature ]
Form : Shingogi-zukuri. Iori-mune. Both mihaba and kasane are ordinal. There some differences between moto-haba and saki-haba. Koshi-zori attached. Chu-kissaki form.
Nakago : Ubu. Yasurimes are ô-suji-kais and keshô. Saki is kuri-jiri. One hole.
Jigane : Itame-hada well grained. Masa with some changes mixed. Jinie attached.
Hamon : Unome-midare. Cho-ji-bas mixed. Ashis appeared. Nie attached.
Boushi : It runs in sugu. It turns in ko-maru. (ura) Saki is haki-kake- form.
Koshirae : Black lacquered uchi-gatana koshirae ; metal fittings : design of dragonfly (ensemble, present-day) "黒色塗鞘打刀拵 : 勝虫図揃金具(現代)"
[ Highlight ] Unshu Yoshitsugu "雲州善次" was an army-appointed swordsmith in Shimane Prefecture who made military swords during the war. This work from the 31st year of the Showa era (1956) shows that even in the post-war era, when the sword was more of an art object, the sword was still made with the same principles as a real war sword. 、The style is sharp and incisive. This sword has : attached koshi-zori curvature, some differences between moto-haba and saki-haba, well grained masa jigane with some changes; appeared ashis, cho-ji-bas mixed, nie attached, ko-moyo gunome-hamon.
[ Conditions ] There is some scratching and light rusting, as if it had been used for a trial cut.
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[ Attachments ]Habaki, shirasaya and bag of shirasaya. |
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[ Item number ] A020521 [ Price ] JPY 342,000 (shipping and insurance fee are not included) |