Long Echizen katana (fss-437)
Mei: mumei
Date: shinto 1600's
Nagasa : 28 "
Sori: 6.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 30.1 mm
Width at the yokote: 19.9 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 7.2 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: suriage
Kitae: itame
Hamon: ko-notare
Boshi: maru
Condition: good polish
A beautiful long Katana this sword features a 28� nagasa in full polish. The hamon is a vibrant ko-notare based in sugu-ha with much hata-raki. Sunagashi can be seen throughout. The hada is a large itame wood grain with ji-nie. This sword was judged as Echizen Seki Group.
Echizen seki was an area that produced many swords. Seki blades were famous for cutting very well. There were many smiths working in the area and this sword was papered to that school of sword making. This sword has some gorgeous active hada and is forged well. The hamon has good activity and is in a ko-notare with gunome style. The overall shape of this sword is elegant and is a very fine example of an shinto era katana.
The mounts are adorned in floral Peony motif with a beautifully lacquered saya, The peony is among the longest-used flowers in ornamental culture and is one of the smallest living creature national emblems in China. Along with the plum blossom, it is a traditional floral symbol of China, where the Paeonia suffruticosa is called 牡丹 (mǔdān). It is also known as 富贵花 (f�gu�huā) "flower of riches and honour," and is used symbolically in Chinese art.[13] In 1903, the Qing Dynasty declared the peony as the national flower.
In Japan, Paeonia lactiflora used to be called ebisugusuri ("foreign medicine"). In kampo (the Japanese adaptation of Chinese medicine), its root was used as a treatment for convulsions. It is also cultivated as a garden plant. In Japan Paeonia suffruticosa is called the "The King of flowers" and Paeonia lactiflora is called the "prime minister of flowers.
Pronunciation of 牡丹 (peony) in Japan is "botan." Before the Meiji period, meat taken from quadrupeds was seldom consumed in Japan due to Buddhism. Thus in cases where such meat was handled, it was paraphrased using the names of flowers. The term botan was used (and is still used) to paraphrase wild boar meat. This comes from the flowery resemblance of the sliced meat when spread over a dish. Another example is sakura (cherry blossoms) which stands for horsemeat.
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KOSHIRAI
PAPERS
SHINTEISHO
DEN ECHIZEN SEKI
August 20, 2010
NTHK
No. 1, 586
Mei inscription: Mumei
Dimensions;
Length: 2 shaku 3 sun 4.5 bu
Classification;
KATANA
Characteristics;
Kitae: Itame nagare
Hamon: Ko-notare in a sugu(ba) tone
Boshi: Sugu(ba) notare
Nakago: Three mekugi ana, Katte sagari
Remarks: Echizen no Kuni, around Kanbun (1671-1673)
This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-437
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