blade description

[vajo]

Now i have enough time to finish my collection catalogue.

 

How would you describe the blade?

 

 

 Choji midare hamon, Itame hada. Utsuri is seen over the habaki. Habuchi in nioi-deki.

 

Maybe you have some other ideas?

[16k]

How about "beautiful"?

 

More seriously, I see some choji but also just gunome midare. I frankly can’t see the utsuri here though I suppose it exists. I also see chikei. This is a gorgeous picture (yours?) that would have it’s place in the Hada thread.

[vajo]

I made it today fast for my booklet.

 

I would say it is a bizen blade. I have it severall years but no hints about it. I found it between my other blades 

 

Thats why i want to make a collection catalogue. When you start collecting you buy and learn but in my case i didn't report all what i found out. And over the years i forget it...

 

[16k]

Well, I command you for you photographic skills and good taste for blades. Both are splendid! 

[David Flynn]

To my eye, it's unfortunate that the Hadori seems rather thick and hiding the features of the Hamon.  Definitely need a better photo of the Hamon and the Boshi.   If this is Bizen den, then the boshi should follow the Hamon.

[Ganko]

Nice sword, but the kesho is too heavy.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Midare-komi hamon, flowing itame hada, possible bo-utsuri.Images are too bright for further evaluation.

[vajo]

better?

 

 

[Ken-Hawaii]

Yes, much! Definitely midare, but I can't really decide whether those are choji, or something with togari. If you look on page 55 of Sesko's eKantei Reference for Hamon & Boshi, your hamon looks a lot like Sukenao.

 

I can't see the utsuri in that shot, either.

[vajo]

The blade is very tight in the tsuka. I make a picture in the evening. 

 

[vajo]

Here the sugata. Maybe it helps. It would be nice if someone could help me to describe it correct.

 

[16k]

I can't see the utsuri in that shot, either.

 

I couldn’t before either, but I think it can be seen in the second of the new pics, Ken.

[Ken-Hawaii]

Yes, maybe, JP. And that's quite a bo-hi, Chris! Don't think I've ever seen one so deep. With minimal funbari, & the shape of the boshi, I'd say nanbokucho.

[vajo]

Thanks Ken.

 

I was in the muromachi period. Nanbokucho is a good guess to search further.

[David Flynn]

 I read somewhere that,  if the Hi goes through to the Kissaki, then it's a good chance it's Kamakura period.   Apparently, they discovered during the Mongal Invasions, that swords with Hi that go past the yokote, made the Kissaki weak.  Because of this,  when adding Hi to the blade, it shouldn't go past the Yokote.

I'm not saying this sword is from the Kamakura Period (as to me, the Hadori is too thick to see properly.)  Also, the Kissaki, to my mind, isn't Nambokucho.

[vajo]

What you think about bizen osafune kagemitsu?