BINGO--MIHARA
A KATANA ATTRIBUTED TO THE MIHARA SCHOOL OF BINGO
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A KATANA ATTRIBUTED TO THE MIHARA SCHOOL OF BINGO
NAMBOKUCHO PERIOD (CIRCA 1380)
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and ikubi-kissaki; length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 3 sun, 4 bu (71.2cm); curvature (sori): shallow koshi-zori of 1.0cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1cm.; carving (horimono): bo-hi on both sides ending in kaki-nagashi deep within the tang.
Forging pattern (jihada): mokume ko-itame.
Tempering pattern (hamon): hoso-suguba.
Point (boshi): large and rounded (o-maru) with slight flame-brushed tip (hakikake).
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): o-suriage; file marks (yasurime): slanted (katte-sagari); end (nakagojiri): squared (kirijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (mei): unsigned (mumei).
Shirasaya.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5504970, dated Showa 55 (1980); and an origami by Honnami Koson, dated Showa 24 (1940), attributing the blade to Enju Kuniyoshi.
NAMBOKUCHO PERIOD (CIRCA 1380)
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and ikubi-kissaki; length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 3 sun, 4 bu (71.2cm); curvature (sori): shallow koshi-zori of 1.0cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.1cm.; carving (horimono): bo-hi on both sides ending in kaki-nagashi deep within the tang.
Forging pattern (jihada): mokume ko-itame.
Tempering pattern (hamon): hoso-suguba.
Point (boshi): large and rounded (o-maru) with slight flame-brushed tip (hakikake).
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): o-suriage; file marks (yasurime): slanted (katte-sagari); end (nakagojiri): squared (kirijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (mei): unsigned (mumei).
Shirasaya.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5504970, dated Showa 55 (1980); and an origami by Honnami Koson, dated Showa 24 (1940), attributing the blade to Enju Kuniyoshi.