| Item No. WA-0766 無銘（尾張関） | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Mumei, but has been attributed to the Owari-seki Tradition Back: -- |
| Shape | Unokubizukuri Iorimune, magnificent shape |
| Region | Owari province |
| Era | Early Edo Periods |
Size
| Length |
48.2 cm 18.98 in
|
| Sori (curvature) |
1.1 cm 0.43 in
|
| Motohaba |
4 cm 1.57 in
|
| Munekasane |
0.82 cm 0.32 in
|
NBTHK Certification
| Status | Hozon Tōken |
| Certification Date | December 04, 2024 |
Provincial Registration
| Registration Authority | Yamagata Prefecture |
| Registration Date | September 25, 1957 |
Item Details
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Itame-nagare with Jinie |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Gunome-midare with Yakidashi, Togari-ba and Ko-nie |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu Komaru turn with Mune-yaki |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, but Mumei. Kiri file pattern and a shallow Haagari-kurijiri |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper, depicts gold Sunrise over waves and silver crescent moon in the clouds |
Saya / Mountings
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Waizashi style koshirae with an Aogai-mijin-shimanuri saya |
| Koshirae Length |
73.4 cm
28.9 in
|
| Tsuka Length |
18.2 cm
7.17 in
|
| Tsuba | Plain, Mei: Tsunehira [恒平] |
| Menuki | Ama-ryu, Dragon without scales |
| Fuchigashira | Constellation in the Clouds |
| Other details | Clouds and constellation matching sword fittings |
| Price | 800,000 JPY Buy Now |
Other Info
| This unsigned magnificent wakizashi has been attributed to the Owari-seki Tradition. Owari-seki swordsmiths were moved from Seki, Mino Province to Kiyosu to Nagoya in Owari Province during the Momoyama period. This work features a gentle gunome-midare and sugu-yakidashi hamon pattern with some togari-ba in the Mino tradition. The characteristics of the representative swordsmiths of Owari-seki, Wakasa-no-kami Ujifusa [若狭守氏房], Hida-no-kami Ujifusa [飛騨守氏房], Sagami-no-kami Masatsune [相模守政常], Hoki-no-kami Nobutaka [伯耆守信高], and Hata Mitsuyo [秦光代], are seen. The attached Waizashi style koshirae with an Aogai-mijin-shimanuri saya is likely a special order based on the theme of a dragon soaring through the sky. Made by Kanbayashi Tsunehira [上林恒平] (now 76 years old), who was recognized for his top-class skills and certified as an Mukansa [無鑑査] swordsmith in 1985, engraved his name on the tsuba and kozuka. The habaki is also a custom order item. This wakizashi has passed the Hozon Token shinsa in 2024. |
