Wakizashi, Shirasaya, Koshirae

[ Signature ] omote : 金房隼人丞正真作　ura : -

[ Size ] Blade length: 36.0cm (1 shaku 1 sun 8 bu 8 rin), Curvature: 0.7cm (2 bu 3 rin), Blade width at base: 2.93cm, Blade thickness at base: 0.58cm, Tsuba holes: 2, Blade weight: 273g, shirasaya scabbard total length: 54cm, koshirae scabbard total length: 54cm

[ Province ] Yamato

[ Feature ]
Form : Hira-zukuri, iori-mune (slightly curved ridge), standard width and thickness, with a forward-curving tip.
Nakago : Nakago (tang) with a natural stem, shallow file marks sloping downwards, iri-yama-gata end, one mekugi-ana (tang hole).
Jigane : The jigane (base metal) exhibits a board-grain pattern, mixed with mokume (wood-grain-like patterns), slightly flowing towards the ridge, with a tendency to show grain, jine (fine grain) present, and a slight white haze.
Hamon : The hamon features undulating patterns intermingled with gunome, exhibiting deep nioi, ashi appeared. Ko-nie attached. Sunagashi appeared.
Boushi : The boshi is disordered, resembling a Jizo statue.

[ Highlight ]The representative swordsmith of the Yamato Kananbō school, Masazane the First, forged swords around the late Muromachi period, during the Tenmon era, in the vicinity of Kananbō Tsuji in what is now Nishi-Sanjōchō, Nara City. His inscriptions include: ‘Nanto-ju Fujiwara no Masazane’, ‘Nanto-ju Fujiwara no Ason Kananbō Hayato-no-Jō Masazane’, ‘Nanto Kananbō Hayato-no-Jō Masazane sakumono’, ‘Kananbō Hayato-no-Sama Masazane’, and simply ‘Masazane’. This piece is a flat-forged wakizashi with a pronounced forward curve. It features a well-forged, clearly visible jigane with a slight shirake-effect, over which a wavy, disordered hamon with nie has been forged. It comes with a mount featuring a chrysanthemum design in gold against a black background, creating a striking contrast.

[ Conditions ] Both the blade and fittings are in excellent condition.

[ Attachments ] Habaki(suaka-ji, gold foiled, double), shirasaya, bag of shirasaya, koshirae, bag of koshirae and NBTHK hozon paper (issued on 15th Dec. Reiwa 5(2023)).

[ Item number ] A040126 [ Price ] JPY 450,000- (shipping and insurance fee are not included in the price)

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