Details
A SHINSHINTO HIGO ENJU KATANA
EDO PERIOD, DATED 1864, SIGNED ENJU NOBUKATSU ROKUJUHACHI-SAI SAKU
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 3 sun, 9 bu (72.5cm.); curvature (sori): 1.7cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.2cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): extremely fine dense grain 'pear-skin' (nashiji).
Tempering pattern (hamon): Etchu suguba with almost microscopic plays of 'swept sands' (sunagashi) and midare.
Point (boshi): flame-brushed tip (hakikake) (on the inside) and with moderate kaeri.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): with a blunt end, slender, unshortened (ubu) and with a dry, medium brown patina; file marks (yasurime): new (kiri-yasuri); end (nakagojiri): rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (katanamei): Enju Nobukatsu roku-ju-hachi sai saku, dated Genji 1 (1864) 7th month.
Shirasaya with attestation by Sato Kanzan.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 315600, dated Showa 50 (1975).
EDO PERIOD, DATED 1864, SIGNED ENJU NOBUKATSU ROKUJUHACHI-SAI SAKU
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 3 sun, 9 bu (72.5cm.); curvature (sori): 1.7cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.2cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): extremely fine dense grain 'pear-skin' (nashiji).
Tempering pattern (hamon): Etchu suguba with almost microscopic plays of 'swept sands' (sunagashi) and midare.
Point (boshi): flame-brushed tip (hakikake) (on the inside) and with moderate kaeri.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): with a blunt end, slender, unshortened (ubu) and with a dry, medium brown patina; file marks (yasurime): new (kiri-yasuri); end (nakagojiri): rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (katanamei): Enju Nobukatsu roku-ju-hachi sai saku, dated Genji 1 (1864) 7th month.
Shirasaya with attestation by Sato Kanzan.
Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 315600, dated Showa 50 (1975).