SHOWA
A PRESENTATION TACHI FOR DR. COMPTON
Details
A PRESENTATION TACHI FOR DR. COMPTON
DATED 1972, SIGNED MUSASHI [NO] KUNI YOSHIWARA YOSHINDO
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 3 sun (70.7cm.); curvature (sori): very strong koshi-zori of of 2.7cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 0.9cm.; carving (horimono): kaki-nagashi bo-hi on both sides extending into the tang.
Forging pattern (jihada): small wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): choji, hako-choji with yo and numerous 'legs' (ashi).
Point (boshi): notare-komi with ko-maru.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): unshortened (ubu); file marks (yasurime): sujikai; end (nakagojiri): rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (tachimei): Bunka Chokan-sho, Musashi [no] Kuni Yoshiwara Yoshindo, inside: Sama Conton haku (Honorable Dr. Compton), dated (cyclically) 1972 2nd month.
Shirasaya with attestation by Sato Kanzan.
DATED 1972, SIGNED MUSASHI [NO] KUNI YOSHIWARA YOSHINDO
Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 2 shaku, 3 sun (70.7cm.); curvature (sori): very strong koshi-zori of of 2.7cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 0.9cm.; carving (horimono): kaki-nagashi bo-hi on both sides extending into the tang.
Forging pattern (jihada): small wood grain (ko-itame).
Tempering pattern (hamon): choji, hako-choji with yo and numerous 'legs' (ashi).
Point (boshi): notare-komi with ko-maru.
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): unshortened (ubu); file marks (yasurime): sujikai; end (nakagojiri): rounded (kurijiri); holes (mekugi-ana): one; signature (tachimei): Bunka Chokan-sho, Musashi [no] Kuni Yoshiwara Yoshindo, inside: Sama Conton haku (Honorable Dr. Compton), dated (cyclically) 1972 2nd month.
Shirasaya with attestation by Sato Kanzan.