A HIZEN KATANA
SIGNED HIZEN KUNI JUNIN YOSHIHIRO, EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Sugata: [configuration]: robust broad honzukuri, shallow curve, chu-gissaki
Kitae: [forging pattern]: itame nagare with ji-nie and chikei
Hamon [tempering pattern]: dense choji with long ashi, sunagashi, of nie
Boshi [tip]: midare-komi and komaru with hakikake tendency
Nakago [tang]: suriage and machi-okuri, original file marks osujikai and the machi-okuri portion kiri on the tachi-omote, and kiri on the ura, two mekugi-ana, slightly rounded kirijiri
Habaki [collar]: single gold-clad copper
Nagasa [length of blade]: 71.5cm.
Koshirae [mounting]: toppei-goshirae, the saya red and brown striations in simulation of tree bark, silver kodogu includes kojiri with dragonfly in high relief, koiguchi, kogai, fuchi-kashira carved with leafy fronds on ishimeji ground, menuki of gilt dragons, mokko tsuba with silver cladding on a copper base engraved with dragon among clouds
A HIZEN KATANA
SIGNED HIZEN KUNI JUNIN YOSHIHIRO, EDO PERIOD (17TH CENTURY)
Sugata: [configuration]: robust broad honzukuri, shallow curve, chu-gissaki
Kitae: [forging pattern]: itame nagare with ji-nie and chikei
Hamon [tempering pattern]: dense choji with long ashi, sunagashi, of nie
Boshi [tip]: midare-komi and komaru with hakikake tendency
Nakago [tang]: suriage and machi-okuri, original file marks osujikai and the machi-okuri portion kiri on the tachi-omote, and kiri on the ura, two mekugi-ana, slightly rounded kirijiri
Habaki [collar]: single gold-clad copper
Nagasa [length of blade]: 71.5cm.
Koshirae [mounting]: toppei-goshirae, the saya red and brown striations in simulation of tree bark, silver kodogu includes kojiri with dragonfly in high relief, koiguchi, kogai, fuchi-kashira carved with leafy fronds on ishimeji ground, menuki of gilt dragons, mokko tsuba with silver cladding on a copper base engraved with dragon among clouds