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67.6cm
Sori: 2.4cm Moto-haba: 3.05cm Saki haba: 1.95 cm Suriage Mumei, Mune is wide and thick. Shape is Shinogi-zukuri with late Kamakura shape of Ikubi kissaki (boar's head). It is tough to find existing blades in this shape as they were in fashion for a short period of time. The blade has excellent Bo-hi with Soe-hi carving. Jigane is fine Ko-Itame mixed with some Masame or Ayasugi formations (Kyushu-to). There is with much Ji-nie and Chikei formations. A prominant feature of this sword is the strong Nie Utsuri which goes the length of the blade (Oshigata from the Juyo Zufu shows its presence also.) This Nie Utsuri is common with the Rai School, especially Kunimitsu. Enju school has its roots with Hiromura, who was supposedly the grandson or son-in-law of Kuniyuki (actual founder of Rai School). The Hamon is Chu-suguha with many ashi in classic Warabite (fern shape) form. Excellent quality, bright Nie and Kinsuji are easily seen. Boshi is strong and healthy Ko-maru form. Koshirae is Handachi style with Kojiri MISSING. Saya is black lacquer matte finish with shiny cloud formations. Fuchi-kashira and Handachi fittings are Shibuichi in Ishime finish. An interesting feature of the Koshirae is the Shakudo used in lieu of regular same on the handle. The Shakudo is formed like ray skin with nodules. Menuki are finely carved dragons in shakudo and gold of excellent quality. The Tsuba is iron Sukashi with the radiating sun design with a cherry blossom in silhouette. The blade is Juyo
Token and listed
in the JUYO ZUFU # 47 on page 145. It passed
in Heisei 13 or 2001.
Mr. Tanobe, Head Curator of the NBTHK and Juyo
Shinsa Team member, did
the Sayagaki on the Shirasaya attesting to the
qualities and status of
the sword. His comment to the present owner at the
time was that this blade
had the finest Jigane of all Enju blades that had
been submitted for Juyo
Shinsa in ten years. Mr tanobei included the
specification "Chin-chin
Cho-cho" Extremely Precious and Rare
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