wakisashi signed of 1477 Bishu Osafune Norimitsu .

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Primary Material :Tamahagane

Original/Reproduction :Antique Original

Region of Origin :Japan

 

Wakizashi avec Shirasaya et koshirae .

 

Signed: 備 州 長 船 則 光 Bishu Osafune Norimitsu.

             文 明 七 年 二 月 日 Bunmei Nananen Nigatsubi.

Bunmei 7 per day in February . 文 明 七 年 二 月 日

Seven years must be added to the 1469 era, so 1477.

 The Bunmei era (文 明) is one of the eras of Japan (年 号, nengō?, lit. "name of the year") after the Ōnin era and before the Chōkyō era. This era covers the period from April 1469 to July 1487[1]. The reigning emperor is Go-Tsuchimikado-tennō (後 土 御 門 天 皇).
 
Nagasa 43.8 cm. Sori 1.1 cm.
 Motohaba 2.7 cm. Motogasane 0.7 cm.
 Sakihaba 1.8 cm. Sakigasane 0.5 cm
 
Kissaki: Chu-Kissaki (Medium)

 Bôshi: maru.

Mune: Iori-lue (庵 棟): presence of a central ridge. Forms a more or less acute angle. Style much appreciated after the Koto period[1

sori, 反 り: Torii-zori (華 表 反): the curvature is located at the center of the blade. It is the most used type of sores. Also called kyo, being a reference to the Yamashiro tradition, which mainly used this type of curvature.

tsurikomi, 造 込 み: Shinogi-zukuri (鎬 造): appeared after 987, this shape has a curved edge close to the mune, a yokote. It is the most represented form on tachi and katana. It is also called hon-zukuri.
 
Jihada: mokume serré mixed with itame serré.

The gorges (hi): kaku-dome.

 Hisaki-agaru, the greeting ends towards the kissaki.  There are essentially two ways: To go beyond the yokote and more or less close to the ko-shinogi, a characteristic called hisaki-agaru (樋 先 上 る) .

Groove : bôhi ni soebi (棒 樋 に 添 樋), slightly under the shinogi . 

Nakagojiri: Ha agari kurijiri.

yasurime, 鑢 目: katte sagari.

hamon: suguha.

nie and nioi: nie deki and nioi deki are present on the hiraji.

 

 

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