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Mumei (Taima 当麻)
Features: This unsigned blade has been attributed to the Taima School and is designated as a 61st NBTHK Juyo Token. The Taima School flourished in Yamato Province from the late Kamakura period into the Nanbokucho period and is traditionally regarded as descending from Kuniyuki. During this era, the great Buddhist temples maintained armies of warrior monks, and the swordsmiths of the Yamato tradition were attached to these temples. The Taima smiths are believed to have worked under the patronage of Taima-dera. Signed examples from the school are rare, and most surviving works are unsigned and attributed by appraisal. This blade exhibits the characteristic features of the Taima tradition, including a graceful curvature and prominent kinsuji, making it an excellent representative work of the school.
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Appraisal Quiz #912 (August 29th, 2026)
Who made this sword do you think ?
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Blade Length: 66.9 cm (26.34 in).
Curvature: 1.4 cm (0.55 in).
Mekugi Hole: 1.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.44 cm (1.35 in).
Width at Yokote: 2.69 cm (1.06 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.72 cm (0.28 in).
Sword Weight: 920 g.
Shape: A robust blade with a wide mihaba and thick kasane, featuring bo-hi carved on both sides.
Jigane: Well-forged, tightly packed ko-itame hada with a dark-toned steel surface.
Hamon: Nie-deki gunome-midare with active sunagashi and kinsuji. The boshi has a deep nioiguchi and continues into a lively midare before turning back.
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