ECHIZEN: TAKAI
AN ECHIZEN TAKAI WAKIZASHI

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AN ECHIZEN TAKAI WAKIZASHI
EDO PERIOD (CIRCA 1675), SIGNED (KIKU-MON) ECHIZEN (NO) KAMI MINAMOTO NOBUYOSHI

Configuration (sugata): with longitudinal ridge line (shinogi-zukuri), shallow peaked back (iori-mune) and medium point (chu-kissaki); length (nagasa): 1 shaku, 4 sun, 8 bu (45.1cm.); curvature (sori): koshi-zori of 0.7cm.; increase in width of blade (fumbari): 1.0cm.
Forging pattern (jihada): compacted and beautifully grained wood (itame) with straight grain (masame) in the shinogi-ji.
Tempering pattern (hamon): irregular invections with clove and irregular patterns (gonome choji midare) in bright nie.
Point (boshi): medium rounded (chu-maru).
Tang (nakago). Shape (keitai): straight, tapering, unshortened and with a moist, brown patina; file marks (yasurime): slanted (sujikai); end (nakagojiri): kengyo; holes (mekugi-ana): two; signature (katanamei): (Kiku-mon) Echizen (no) Kami Minamoto Nobuyoshi.

Shirasaya with attestation by Homma Junji.

Silk storage bag.

Accompanied by a tokubetsu kicho token certificate, no. 5600633, Showa 56 (1981); and a koshu tokubetsu kicho token certificate, no. 20478, Showa 56 (1981), issued by the N.B.T.H.K.
出版
See Fujishiro, vol. 2, p. 206.

拍品專文

Nobuyoshi was the 3rd son of Shinano (no) Kami Nobuyoshi of Kyoto.