Boshi help

[Mark C]

Hi All,

 

I have an NBTHK attributed Hyuga Daijo Sadatsugu Katana and I am struggling with the Boshi.

It has a Choji midare hamon with bohi.

 

Is the Boshi an Omaru, Don't think it's Jizo or Hakikake?.

 

Just stumped on this one so any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

 

All the best

[Geraint]

Dear Mark.

 

Please forgive me if I'm stating the obvious but all to often a single description is not adequate, especially as you are conflating the shape of the return, the outline of the boshi and a description of the activity within the boshi.  Typically Japanese descriptions are more nuanced and one for this might say something like, ' ko nie dominant choji continues beyond the yokote in midare komi where the boshi is o maru and brushed with nie'.  You will have to fill in the description of the kaeri. It is sometimes possible to see a particular boshi and use that to move towards an attribution, sansaku boshi springs to mind, but all too often a simple classification just won't do.  It's best to describe what you see rather than seek to assign a specific categorisation to it.

 

Hope this helps a little.

 

All the best.

[Mark C]

Thank you Geraint,

 

Much appreciated.

 

I will have a proper photo session/examination this weekend and try to describe what I see.

 

I have read somewhere that Hyuga Daijo Sadatsugu blades have an easy giveaway trait but I can not remember what it was, where and what text I read it from .

 

Again, Many thanks

 

All the best