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Wakizashi signed UJINOBU with）Black Nashi-ji style lacquered scabbard silver work of wickerwork/Nuphar japonica design Koshikatana mount

Shinto Momoyama period (Genki - Keicho era/circa 1573-1614) Mino
Length of cutting edge : 41.3cm Curvature : 1.2cm Width of Base : 32.4mm Thickness of base : 6.2mm

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with）Black Nashi-ji style lacquered scabbard silver work of wickerwork/Nuphar japonica design Koshikatana mount

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Blade construction : Hira zukuri Iori-mune, The blade is large with upper pointed curve. Mihaba is wide and there is less difference in width between base and tip which is swelling out in full. The subject majestic wakizashi reflects the typical shape during Momoyama period. (click HERE for higher resolution of entire blade)
Forging (Hada) : Forging is conspicuous Itame wooden grain mark in general, Masame and flowing Itame ware mostly appears along Mune back side. Fine moist steel surface is covered in reflecting whitish "Utsuri" hard metal granules over the surface.
Temper line (Hamon) : Hamon is a bit strong side hard metal granule Nie-based, wave "Notare" mixing with small "Gunome" or clove outline "Choji". Upper the blade, stronger the Nie where forms splash temper area of "Tobiyaki". The interior is covered with mist-like crystallize area "Nioi" where is activated with short lines of Nie feet and floating dots of "YOU" activity.
Temper of tip (Boshi) : Temper of the tip forms irregular line of Gunome sharpens up to form small circle turning back deeply like a side view of "Jizou stone stature".
Tang (Nakago) : Nakago is UBU, unaltered. O-sujikai greatly slanting left file marks. Double-bevelled "Kurijiri" heel in full. One retaining hole "Mekugiana". The signature in front is clear chiselled grandly in full on the Nakago, two large character of UJINOBU 氏信.

The group of Ganmaku 岩捲 school had arisen in Shimizu, Mino domain during the Daiei era (1521-27) in Muromachi period.
UJINOBU 氏信 is one of the most representative founders of Ganmaku school who served exclusively for Inaba Yoshimichi 稲葉良通, the lord of Shimizu castle and his descendants who moved to Owari domain in Edo period had been active in generations down to Kanbun (1661-72) era.
The subject Wakizashi is appraised as the 3rd generation of UJINOBU 氏信 who was active during Momoyama period of end 16th century.
It shows the typical style of Momoyama period so called "Keicho-style" and creates a majestic manner of heroic image by powerful Samurai to play for success.

Black Nashi-ji style lacquered scabbard silver work of wickerwork/Nuphar japonica design Koshikatana mount (click HERE for entire mount/HERE for details images) consists of :
  • Tsuka(hilt): Cherry blossom flower design mother of silver "Raden" work
  • Fuchi/Kashira: Black lacquered buffalo horn
  • Menuki/Mekugi: Stone finished head silver
  • Scabbard: Silver fittings (Kurikata, Ura-kawara and Kaeri-tsuno) of wickerwork and Nuphar japonica design, Kojiri end made of black lacquered buffalo horn
  • Kozuka: Silver, Hanabishi crest in a design of flower
Preserved in Shirasaya plain wood mounting, Single layer Yujo-style silver Habaki collar.
Recent fresh polish/Condition scale: excellent-very good (using a scale of mint-excellent-very good-good-fair-poor)
reference data:
Suzuki Takuo/Sugiura Yoshiyuki, Muromachi-ki Mino-toko-no-kenkyu, Ribun shuppan, 2006
Sugiura Yoshiyuki, Mino-toko-meikan, Ribun shuppan, 2008