{"product_id":"mumei-omiya-katana-with-double-shirasaya-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-73cm-nagasa-bonji-nanbokucho-period-14th-century-on-hold","title":"Mumei Omiya katana with double Shirasaya NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon 73cm Nagasa Bonji Nanbokucho period (14th century) (ON HOLD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMumei Omiya katana with double Shirasaya\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai\"\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai\"\u003eNBTHK\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTokubetsu Hozon 73cm Nagasa Bonji Nanbokucho period (14th century)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eType: Katana\u003cbr\u003eNakago: O-suriage Mumei\u003cbr\u003ePeriod: Nanbokucho around Joji era (ca 1362AD)\u003cbr\u003ePapers:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai\"\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai\"\u003eNBTHK\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTokubetsu Hozon\u003cbr\u003eHorimono: Bonji (mostly obscured by habaki)\u003cbr\u003eHabaki: solid Silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKoshirae: spare Shirasaya with sayagaki, attributing the sword to Bizen Motomitsu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifications:\u003cbr\u003eNagasa (Cutting-edge length):\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e73.03 cm (2 shaku 4 sun 1 bu)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSori (Curvature): 1.52 cm (5 bu)\u003cbr\u003eMotohaba: 31.2 mm\u003cbr\u003eSakihaba: 23.7 mm\u003cbr\u003eKasane: 7.8 mm (Motokasane), 4.4 mm (Sakikasane)\u003cbr\u003eWeight (bare): 839 g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShinogi-zukuri, Chū-kissaki\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAttributed to the Omiya school by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai\"\u003e\u003cabbr title=\"Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai\"\u003eNBTHK\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003c\/abbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tokubetsu Hozon papers in 2024. This sword is a high-end Omiya katana, with an absolutely stunning gunome-choji hamon with stunning sunagashi that has a beautiful layered look, and stunning jihada, mainly consisting of beautiful mokume patterns but mixed with masame as well. This Omiya katana has a typical Nanbokucho sugata with a wide Moto-haba and a heavy weight, combining that with the size gives a very powerful feeling. The boshi is midare-komi.  I believe this sword dates to around the Joji era (1362) of the Nanbokucho period. The mune has a homare-kizu (honor flaw) close to the kissaki. The homare-kizu does not detract from the overall quality or integrity of the sword's structure and is a testimony to this sword's history. The sword was polished in Japan by a very qualified polisher after shinsa, which leaves the sword in fresh and beautiful polish, ready to enjoy. There was also a new shirasaya made. The original shirasaya is also included. An old sayagaki on the saya records that at a sword appraisal meeting held at Yasukuni Shrine in 1909, the blade was attributed to Motomitsu of the Bizen Kanemitsu school. This attribution is likely not true. But still adds some provenance to this stunning sword. There are nearly no imperfections on this stunning Omiya katana; the forging is tight, but not too tight, which makes sure the stunning patterns within the hamon and ji can be enjoyed thoroughly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Disclaimer: The overview image has its background removed, which can create some slight artefacting around the cutting edge. There is no damage\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the cutting edge or kissaki. All images are made by me personally)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Token Oranda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57837616791935,"sku":null,"price":8000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/4435\/4431\/files\/IMG_8681.jpg?v=1782416084","url":"https:\/\/tokenoranda.com\/products\/mumei-omiya-katana-with-double-shirasaya-nbthk-tokubetsu-hozon-73cm-nagasa-bonji-nanbokucho-period-14th-century-on-hold","provider":"Token Oranda","version":"1.0","type":"link"}