Details
A BUNGO TAKADA KATANA
MUROMACHI PERIOD (CIRCA 1530), SIGNED MORISADA SAKU
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 9 bu (63.5cm.); curvature (sori): strong torii-zori of 2.5cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 0.8cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): wood grain (itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): irregular undulations (gonome midare) with some 'legs' (ashi) and small clove-like patterns (ko-choji) in nie, ara-nie and some tobiyaki.
Point (boshi): ichimai with long kaeri.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): shortened (suriage) and with a glassy patina; file marks (yasurime): sujikai; end (nakagojiri): ha-agari kurijiri; holes (mekugi-ana): three; signature (katanamei): Morisada saku.
Shirasaya with attestation by Sato Kanzan.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 144674, dated Showa 43 (1968); and a koshu tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5271, dated Showa 50 (1975).
MUROMACHI PERIOD (CIRCA 1530), SIGNED MORISADA SAKU
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 9 bu (63.5cm.); curvature (sori): strong torii-zori of 2.5cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 0.8cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): wood grain (itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): irregular undulations (gonome midare) with some 'legs' (ashi) and small clove-like patterns (ko-choji) in nie, ara-nie and some tobiyaki.
Point (boshi): ichimai with long kaeri.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): shortened (suriage) and with a glassy patina; file marks (yasurime): sujikai; end (nakagojiri): ha-agari kurijiri; holes (mekugi-ana): three; signature (katanamei): Morisada saku.
Shirasaya with attestation by Sato Kanzan.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 144674, dated Showa 43 (1968); and a koshu tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 5271, dated Showa 50 (1975).