Kokubunji Sukekuni (fss-421)
Mei: mumei
Date:
Kamakura to Nambokucho
Nagasa : 27 7/8 "
Sori: 21.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 30.5 mm
Width at the yokote: 21.3 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 6.9 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: suriage
Kitae: itame/masame
Hamon: suguba
Boshi: kaeri-tsuyoshi
Condition: fresh polish
A beautiful O-suriage tachi this sword from the late Kamakura to Nambokucho period boasts o0f classic workmanship. The hada has a dense ko-itame with masame and whitish jigane. The hamon is of sugu-ha mixed with ko-midare,ashi, inazuma,kinsuji and sunagashi which layers the length of the hamon. The sugata of the sword still retains the classic tachi curvature and one can imagine its original majestic shape still intact.
� The Ko-Mihara school was founded by Masaie during the Kamakura period FROM TOKUJI (1306 TO SHO-CHU 1334 AD. BLADES OF THE EARLY KO-MIHARA SCHOOL ARE FOR THE MOST PART "O-SURIAGE". THIS IS DUE TO THERE GREAT LENGTH THAT GAVE THE MOUNTED WARRIOR A DISTINCT ADVANTAGE. MASAIE AND MASAMITSU WERE succeeded by, Masahiro during the Nambokucho period. Works by Ko-Mihara have strong Yamato influence, AND OCCASIONALLY BIZEN INFLUENCE. IT IS THOUGHT THAT MASAIE SPENT SOME TIME STUDYING With THE MASTERS OF BIZEN, ON HIS WAY TO BINGO (BINGO PROVINCE IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE MIHARA SCHOOL). Masaie's MOST PROLIFIC PERIOD is thought to be THE Kem-mu era (1334). It is very rare to see any works from Masaie or Masahiro, and are only a few that are dated. All of the MAIN LINE MIHARA smiths signed with Masa; (Masakiyo, Masamitsu, Masanobu). IN ADDITION TO THE MAIN LINE there was THE "HOKKE ICHIJO", AND SHIMBO MIHARA GROUPS. DURING THE later Nambokucho period several additional mihara groups, SUCH AS ASHIDA, TOMO, KINASHI, SHIMBO HOKKE, AND KAI. these later groups also have yamato influence. �;
The sword comes mounted in a beautiful shirasaya of honoki with a brilliant gold foiled habaki. The origami was issued by the NBTHK.
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KOSHIRAI
PAPERS
KANTEISHO
1, KATANA
MEI: Mumei DEN (KOKUBUNJI SUKEKUNI)
Length: A little under 2 shaku 3 sun 4 bu
The above item, as a result of a shinsa at this organization, has been designated a HOZON T�KEN, and is confirmed as being authentic.
January 29, 2010
NBTHK
This fine sword comes in polish, shirasaya and with papers.
This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-421
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