MORIYOSHI
(Minamoto) Moriyoshi (fss-430)
Mei: MINAMOTO MORIYOSHI SAKU
Date:
Gendaito
Nagasa : 28 3/4 "
Sori: 15.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 29.1 mm
Width at the yokote: 20.2 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 6.7 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: itame/mokume
Hamon: kuichigaiba
Boshi: ko-maru
Condition: old polish
We have here a fine example of a traditionally made sword from the war era. Unique in its size at 28 �� this blade has all the attributes of a true gendaito. The hamon is a brilliant sugu-ha with kuichigaiba. Ko-nie appears frosting the boshi and hamon. The hada is an itame mokume mix and masame appears.
The koshirae is civilian mounted with war era leather covered saya. The fittings are a mix of floral and animal motif. A beautiful sword for the collector and or martial artist. Habaki is finished in silver foil with rain storm pattern.
A rare treat that the sword is papered and a testament to the validity and authenticity of the blade. The blade is signed by MINAMOTO MORIYOSHI SAKU.
He is in the Meikan. Born in 1920, in 1934 he was in the Moritaka Yasuhiro Mon, and later in the Enju Nobushige Mon.
The term "gendai or gendaito" is used by collectors to refer to traditionally made blades; those which have folded steel and are water tempered. The Japanese require that for a sword to be "gendaito" it must be made of tamehagane or oroshigane even though it is impossible to tell what a sword is made from after the sword is finished and polished. Swords made of forge folded commercial mill steel look the same as those made of tamehagane after they are polished although some collectors feel that swords made of tamehagane are more likely to have active hamon and more prominent hada than those made of folded mill steel.
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KOSHIRAI
PAPERS
KANTEISHO
MINAMOTO MORIYOSHI
SOSHIN
Length: 2 shaku 4 sun 1 bu
September 19, 2004
NTHK
No. 16648
Mei inscription: MINAMOTO MORIYOSHI SAKU
Kitae: Itame and mokume mixed
Hamon: Suguba kuichigaiba
Boshi: Sugu(ba) ko-maru
Nakago: One mekugi ana, yasurime kiri
Remarks: Showa, Kumamoto
He is in the Meikan. Born in 1920, in 1934 he was in the Moritaka Yasuhiro Mon, and later in the Enju Nobushige Mon. There are nenki of Showa 29, 41, 42, 43, and 44 in his works.
This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-430
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