Ordering Number: 24495(Consignment Sale)
Wakizashi in Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)
Signature:Soshu Ju Morishige 相州住盛重
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo-jyo saku ranking.
Habaki :Gold foiled double habaki.
Blade length:60.15cm (23.68in)
Sori:2.58cm (1.01in)
Mekugi:1
Width at the hamachi:3.09cm (1.21in)
Width at the Kissaki:2.21cm (0.87in)
Kasane:0.69cm (0.27in)
The weight of the sword:610grams
Era: the late Edo period, around Kyouho享保(1716-1736)
Shape: wide and thick blade with deep curveture.
Jigane: Itame and Mokume with much jinie and Utsuri.
Hamon: Niedeki Ko-gunome midare with ko-ashi and Kinsuji. Boshi is rounded.
Special feature: Soshu Ju Morishige was a swordsmith in Dewa in the late Edo period and was and apprentice of Sohu Tsunahiro. Personally, I think the shape and the style is like a sword made in late Muromachi period.
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper
Aoi-Art estimation paper
whole oshigata
Price:450,000JPY
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