Appraisal Quiz : #452


Previous answer is
Mumei (Den Hojoji)

Hojoji is the name of a place of Tajima kuni.
He made Choji Midare Hamon. Some blades has Midare Ustru, some baldes do not have Utsuri. At a glacne, the blade looks like Bizen school.
But the Nie is strong and Hadadachi, there are Oitame and Nagare Hada.
The blade has many works in the Ha. It is masterpiece blade.

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Appraisal Quiz #452 (August 19th, 2017)
Who made this sword do you think ?

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Blade length : 69.9 cm or 27.52 inches.
Sori :1.7 or 0.67 inches.
Mekugi : 3nad a half.
Width at the hamachi : 2.65cm or 1.043 inches.
Width at the Kissaki :1.94 cm or 0.76 inches.
Kasane : 0.54 cm or 0. 21inches.
Shape : Shinogi zukuri style rather slender oosuriage mumei with deep sori and curvve is rahter flat in front partwhich is called Utsubuse gokoro.
Jigane :Itame hada and Mokume hada mixed with jinie attach chikei work and also Utsuri appear.
Hamon : Komidare kocyoji midare with koashi and in Hamon, sunagashi,
kinsuji scatter. Yubashiri and tobiyaki work.
Boshi is notarekomi komaru on the back, togari and turns back.
both sides are hakikae style.

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