Ordering Number: AS25726.

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token).

Signature: Bishu Osafune Yasumitsu.
A day in February, Oei 29 (1422).
備州長船康光
応永二十九年二月日

Chuko-to:Wazamono:Jyo Saku:Bizen school.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This sword is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Bishu Osafune Yasumitsu.
Habaki: Double Habaki with gold overlay.
Blade Length: 1 shaku 5 sun 3 bu (46.36 cm / 18.25 in).
Curvature: 0.
Mekugi Hole: 1.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.66 cm (1.05 in).
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.66 cm (1.05 in).
Thickness (Kasane): 0.63 cm (0.25 in).
Sword Weight: 360 g.
Era: February, Oei 29 (1422).
Shape: A wakizashi with standard width and thickness.
Bo-hi with soe-bi and tsume carvings are engraved on both sides.
Jigane: Ko-itame hada well forged, forming a beautiful and refined jigane.
Hamon: Nie-deki, forming a gentle gunome-midare.
The boshi turns back in a rounded shape.

Features: Bishu Osafune Yasumitsu is regarded as one of the representative swordsmiths of the Muromachi period, together with Morimitsu.
The Bizen swordsmiths of the early Muromachi period are called “Oei Bizen,” and Yasumitsu, alongside Morimitsu, is known as one of its leading masters.
This work was made in Oei 29 (1422).

Koshirae.
Tsuba: Mokko-shaped shakudo nanako-ji tsuba.
Menuki: Cloud and dragon design in high relief on shakudo ground with gold iro-e decoration.
Fuchi: Figures and shishi-botan carved on shakudo nanako ground with gold iro-e.
Signature: Edo ju Nara Toshiharu.
Kashira: Horn.
Saya (Scabbard): Black roiro lacquered saya.
Kozuka: Cloud and dragon design in high relief on shakudo nanako ground with gold iro-e.
Signature: Goto Mitsuyasu (kao).
Kogatana: Mutsu no Kami Toshinaga.
Kogai: Cloud and dragon design in high relief on shakudo nanako ground with gold iro-e.
Signature: Goto Mitsuyasu (kao).

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token Certificate.
AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.
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