Hokke Katana -Tokubetsu Hozon- Nanbokucho

-Koto (old sword) from the Nanbokucho period (1336-1392AD)
-NBTHK 2009 Tokubetsu Hozon (states Jidai as Nanbokucho)
-Exemplar of Nanbokucho sugata
-Big 78CM Nagasa (cutting edge) (30.7″)
-Very wide Motohaba 3.53CM (width from the edge to the back of mune)
-6.6MM Motogasane (thickness)
-Iori Mune
-Suguha hotsure hamon with ko-ashi
-O-Kissaki with kaeri “turn backs” (this was not a Naginata made into a sword, and has the kissaki’s original shape)
-Two piece Gold-foil habaki
-Expert-level shirasaya with horn inserts

This is a true war sword from the 1300s, with an impeccable shirasaya and a well-crafted habaki. The sugata (shape) is the main draw, with very interesting ko-ashi to study in the hamon, and a fearsome O-Kissaki to admire. I will include pictures to compare its beefy motohaba next to other swords for perspective. It has a very wide blade as to be expected from this time period.

The Hokke school was founded by Sukekuni Kokubunji, a Nichiren monk whose father is believed to have been a Bizen Ichimonji smith. Hokke smiths share traits similar to Mihara and Goami, and are from Bingo province.

$ 8750 + shipping in USA (can ship internationally as well)
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