(Kamakura) Enju (fss-415)
Mei: mumei
Date:
kamakura
Nagasa : 27 3/8 "
Sori: 24.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 25.4 mm
Width at the yokote: 17.8 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 5.4 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: suriage
Kitae: o-itame
Hamon: suguba
Boshi: komaru
Condition: fresh polish
A rare and exciting sword this blade was awarded Tokubetsu Hozon papers from the NBTHK and attributed to the Enju school of swordsmiths. A late Kamakura era sword this blade has all the finer attributes found in this school. The hada is a beautiful mix of itame with masame and utsuri appears. The hamon is loaded with hataraki it is ko-midare with hotsure, nijuba and sunagashi. The blade has bohi engraved and is mounted in shirasaya with gold finished 2-piece habaki.
Around the end of the Kamakura era, a smith by the name of Hiromura left the Yamato area and went to Yamashiro where he studied under the famous Yamashiro smith, Rai Kuniyuki. He is said to have married the daughter of Rai Kuniyuki. Around Gen-o (1319-1321), he moved to the Kikuchi area in the Higo province of Kyushu and founded the Higo school of sword making. There are no existing works of Hiromura so his son, Kunimura, is credited with the actual founding of the Enju school.� In fact the name of the school originated from Kunimura's, full name, Enju Taro Kunimura.
Examples of work by the Enju smiths span the period from the end of the Kamakura to the Muromachi eras. The works are commonly divided into one of three periods: Ko-Enju from the late Kamakura period; Chu-Enju during the Nanbokucho period; and Sue-Enju during the Muromachi period.
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Details
Habaki and saya
PAPERS
KANTEISHO
1, KATANA
MUMEI: (ENJU)
Length: A little over 2 shaku, 2 sun, 9 bu
The above item, as a result of a shinsa at this organization, has been designated a TOKUBETSU HOZON T�KEN, and is confirmed as authentic.
January 19, 2004
NBTHK
This fine sword comes in polish, shirasaya, and papers.
This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-415
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