Japanese sword Touken Komachi, Katana, Shirasaya Mumei, attributed to Taira Takada

Touken Komachi

Katana, Shirasaya

Mumei, attributed to Taira Takada

[ Signature ] omote : no signature　ura : -

[ Size ] Blade length 45.8cm (1 shaku 5 sun 1 bu 1 rin), sori 1.2cm (3 bu 9 rin), moto-haba 3.29cm, moto-kasane 0.53cm, saki-haba 2.76 cm, saki-kasane 0.49 cm, mekugi-ana(hole) 1, blade weight 485.0g , shirasaya length 67cm

[ Period ] Muromachi, second half of.

[ Province ] Bungo

[ Feature ]
Form : Shinogi-zukuri. Iori-mune. Mihaba is wide. High shinogi-suji and relatively strong sori attached. O-kissaki form.
Nakago : Ubu. Yasurimes are suji-kais. Saki is kuri-jiri. One hole.
Jigane : Itame-gokoro, with some changes. Ko-mokumes mixed. Jinie attached.
Hamon : Gunomes midare, ko-cho-ji-bas mixed. Ashis and yos appeared. Fine sunagashis appeared freqiently.
Boushi : It runs in midare-komi. It tunrs in round. Saki shows haki-kake state frequently.

[ Highlight ] Taira Takada school was swordsmith group who inscripted Taira, lived in Bungo Takada. They actively worked in second half of Muromachi period. This sword has wide mihaba, high shinogi, and relatively strong sori attached. O-kissaki form is so dynamic. Hard forged surface skin mixed ko-mokumes. Gunome-hamon has ashis, and yos.

[ Conditions ] Excellent.

[ Attachments ] Suaka-ji, double habaki, shirasaya,bag of shirasaya and NBTHK Hozon paper "保存刀剣鑑定書"(issued on 9th July Heisei 20(2008))

[ Item number ] A051121 [ Price ] SOLD

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