Wakizashi in Shirasaya(19th NBTHK Juyo Paper)(consignment sale)

Signature: Mumei (Hiromotsu)

Sayagaki: Sagami Koku Junin Hiromitsu
Ubu Nakago, Deki Yushu, Blade length is 1 Shaku 3 Sun 7 Bu.

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Saijyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished by high ranking polisher.
Habaki : double gold-wrapped habaki.
Blade length :　41.515　cm or 16.34 inches.
Sori : 0.9 cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi : 　3
Width at the hamachi : 3.07cm or 1.20 inches.
Kasane : 0.5cm or 0.19 inches.
Weight of the blade: 350 grams
Era : Nanbokucyo period.
Shape : The blade is wide and rather thin with mitsumune style
sakizori big wakizasi. On both of the blade engraved bo-hi and soehi on both sides of the blade.
Jigane : Itame hada and mokume hada mixed with
a lot of Chikei work and jinie attach beautiful texture.
Hamon :Konie deck with soft nioikuchi active Hitatsura hamon
with sunagashi, kinsuji scatter.

Special feature: Hiromitsu is the best-known swordsman of Soshu
in Nanbokucho era, and this work is wide and healthy wonderful shape.
We have never seen such a big work. This is a work of Hiromitsu
who has a healthy ground blade, excellent Yo,
and the highest jigane and kinsuji. If it is a normal blade crest,
the nioi is soft and the blade stain etc. is conspicuous,
but this work makes you feel the hardness, keeps the figure
of the era and the bullion, blade crest well produced
with less polishing The Hiromitsu is so big that it is regrettable
that it is unsigned. It makes me think why it exists.
The intensity of the scenery is a special feature.
We strongly recommend this big size hibachi wakizashi for you.

19th NBTHK Juyo Token
Aoi Art estimation Paper: whole Oshigata.