An important Bizen samurai sword by the Yoshioka Ichimonji schoolLate Kamakura Period, circa 1320NBTHK Jūyō Tōken Nagasa [length]: 67.3 cmMotohaba [bottom width]: 2.8 cmSakihaba [top width]: 1.9 cmSori [curvature]: 1.6 cmSugata [configuration]: shinogi-zukuri, mitsu-mune, tori-zori curvature with chu-kissakiKitae [forging pattern]: itame with prominent hada pattern covered in ji-nie. Distinctive midare utusuriHamon [temper line]: choji and ko-choji midare in bright nioi deki mixed with tobari-baHataraki [...
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Mid Edo period, 18th centuryKaga schoolEXHIBITIONMei Tō - Katchu Ten (“Exhibition of famous swords and armor”), Izumi National History Museum, 2002LITERATUREMei Tō - Katchu Ten, Izumi National History Museum, 2002, Cat. 56. Pag. 72CERTIFICATEThe armor accompanied by a certificate of registration as Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Shiryo (Especially Important Armor Object) no. 1215 issued by the Nihon Katchu Bugu Kenkyu Hozon Kai (Japanese Armor Preservation Society), 2018.10.21 This authentic samurai suite of armor features some typical characteristics of Kaga’s armor...
Mumei, Osafune KiyomitsuLate Muromachi Period (1392-1573), circa 1560NBTHK Hozon Tōken-Nagasa [length]: 74.3 cmSori [curvature]: 2.4 cmMotohaba [bottom width]: 3 cmSakihaba [top width]: 2 cmMotokasane [bottom thickness]: 7 mm-Sugata [configuration]: Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, elongated chu-kissakiKitae [forging pattern]: Mokume hada with jinie.Hamon [tempering pattern]: Gunome midare and ko-choji midare in nie-deki on the omote side; ko-notare and gunome midare on the ura side. Ashi, yō, sunagashi and kinsuji.Boshi [point]: Notarekomi with hakikake kaen.Nakago [tang]: O-suriage,...
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