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A BIZEN OMIYA SCHOOL OR TAKADA SCHOOL TACHI
NAMBOKUCHO PERIOD (CIRCA 1350), SIGNED MORIKAGE
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and small point (ko-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 9 bu (63.5cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 1.8cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.0cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): dense wood grain (itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): medium suguba with ko-gonome choji in nioi.
Point (boshi): shallow notare-komi with ko-maru. Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): squared and o-suriage; file marks (yasurime): indistinct, but probably sujikai in the remaining original surface, new (kiri-yasuri) elsewhere; end (nakagojiri): rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): three; signature (tachimei): Morikage.
Shirasaya.
Tachi-koshirae comprising: a black lacquer saya decorated with gold lacquer foliage and kiri, mounted with brass fittings engraved with stylized scrolling foliage, unsigned--length of koshirae 95.3cm.; length of tsuka 21.7cm.; tsuba height 7cm., width 6.2cm., thickness 8mm.
Brocade and silk storage bags.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5505950, dated Showa 55 (1980); and a futsu kicho koshirae certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 147, dated Showa 55 (1980).
NAMBOKUCHO PERIOD (CIRCA 1350), SIGNED MORIKAGE
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and small point (ko-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 9 bu (63.5cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 1.8cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.0cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): dense wood grain (itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): medium suguba with ko-gonome choji in nioi.
Point (boshi): shallow notare-komi with ko-maru. Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): squared and o-suriage; file marks (yasurime): indistinct, but probably sujikai in the remaining original surface, new (kiri-yasuri) elsewhere; end (nakagojiri): rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): three; signature (tachimei): Morikage.
Shirasaya.
Tachi-koshirae comprising: a black lacquer saya decorated with gold lacquer foliage and kiri, mounted with brass fittings engraved with stylized scrolling foliage, unsigned--length of koshirae 95.3cm.; length of tsuka 21.7cm.; tsuba height 7cm., width 6.2cm., thickness 8mm.
Brocade and silk storage bags.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5505950, dated Showa 55 (1980); and a futsu kicho koshirae certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 147, dated Showa 55 (1980).