Katana, Shirasaya

[ Signature ] omote : "兼村"　ura : -

[ Size ] Blade length 71.8cm (2 shaku 3 sun 7 bu), sori 2.42cm (8 bu), moto-haba 2.78cm, moto-kasane 0.67cm, saki-haba 1.63 cm, saki-kasane 0.28 cm, mekugi-ana(holes) 1, blade weight 645.5g, shirasaya length 102cm

[ Province ] Mino "美濃"

[ Feature ]
Form : Shinogi-zukuri. Iori-mune. Both mihaba and kasane are ordinal. Saki-zori attached. There are differences between moto-haba and saki-haba. Chu-kissaki form.
Nakago : Ubu. Yasurimes are shallow katte-sagari. Saki is kuri-jiri. One hole.
Jigane : Itame-hada well grained. Jinie attached. Shirake-utsuri comes to be appeared.
Hamon : Sugu-ha tone. Gunomes and shallow notares mixed. Ko-nie attached. Nioi-kuchi tends to be shown clear state.
Boushi : It runs in sugu, gunomes pattern mixed. Saki turns in komaru sharply.

[ Highlight ]
Kanemura "兼村" started to create swords at Seki, in Mino province in the early days of the Warring States Sengoku period, which began with the Onin War O-nin-no-ran "応仁の乱".
It can be observed shirake-utsuri totally. The large character "兼" engraved at the middle of nakago, toward mune-side. Below it, the smaller size character "村" engraved. It is a distinctive signature. It's a stretchy appearance, clean sori attached. The nakago is finished to be short compared to the length of the blade.

[ Conditions ]
There are minor scratches at hira-ji, around the top third of omote side of the blade, and shinogi-suji nearby. For ura side, a litte above in the middle, it shows some rough surfaces. It has been carefully polished and can be preserved and appreciated in its current condition.

[ Attachments ]
Habaki (suaka-ji, gold foiled, double), shirasaya, bag of shirasaya and NBTHK Hozon paper (issued on 19th Feb. Reiwa 2(2020))

[ Item number ] A050520 [ Price ] JPY 300,000 (shipping and insurance fee are not included)