Matthew S Posted July 2 Report Posted July 2 Type: Katana Ubu, Suriage or O-Suriage : O-suriage Mei : (Mumei, Signature) : Mumei Papered or not and by whom? : NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Era/Age : Late Nanbokucho Shirasaya, Koshirae or Bare Blade? : Shirasaya with Kanzan sayagaki, two piece gold plated habaki Nagasa/Blade Length : 66.6 cm Sori : 1.3 cm Hamon Type : Notare midare Jihada : Itame and masame Other Hataraki Visible : Ashi, inazuma, and tobiyaki. Flaws : None Sword Location : USA Will ship to : I am open to options but shipping will need to be covered. Payment Methods Accepted : PP, venmo, wire transfer. Price and Currency : SOLD Other Info and Full Description : Hello, I am offering an early Mino katana with NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon (TH) papers that attributed it to Kanenobu. Here are two possibilities listed in Marcus Sesko’s Swordsmith Index: KANENOBU (兼延), Ōan (応安, 1368-1375), Mino –“Kanenobu” (兼延), Naoe-Shizu school, student of Kaneuji(兼氏), according to tradition the younger brother of Kanetoshi (兼俊) KANENOBU (兼延), Meitoku (明徳, 1390-1394), Mino –“Kanenobu” (兼延), Naoe-Shizu school The sword has an old well preserved shirasaya with a Kanzan sayagaki attributing the work to the Naoe Shizu school but not a particular smith. The blade is o-suriage mumie. The sugata is powerful with a tori-sori given the wide base (motohaba) of 3.3 cm balanced by a narrow spine (kasane) of 0.6 cm that slightly tapers up to a 2.18 cm sakihaba and an elegant chu-kissaki. The ji has a bright appearance with itame and masame jigane and some mokume. Cheki and ji-nei are plentiful with sections of rolling black nei sake. The hamon is a rugged notare midare pattern that is shallow in sections, characteristic of older Mino swords, with deep nioibuchi. Hataraki include ashi and inazuma with boiling nei sections. Long thin stretches of tobiyaki run near the first 5-6 inches of the blade’s ura side. The boshi is a bright, shallow, ko-maru with a small gunome accent near the yokote on both sides. https://photos.app.goo.gl/tNDeSYJmyzmxGK9N7 3 Quote
lonely panet Posted July 2 Report Posted July 2 Did you purchase it from aoi art?? The oshigata looks like his work?⁸ Quote
Matthew S Posted July 2 Author Report Posted July 2 I had it framed. I'd like to keep the oshigata. 2 Quote
Barrett Hiebert Posted July 4 Report Posted July 4 Matthew, What is the weight of the blade? Thanks. - Barrett Quote
Schneeds Posted July 6 Report Posted July 6 Congrats to the new owner. I didn't think it would last long at that price Quote
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