SHINSHINTO NAOHIDE WAKIZASHI WITH NTHK NPO CERTIFICATE

$3,700.00

Mumei Shinshinto Wakizashi Attributed to Naohide blade is in full Japanese polish well forged bladewith attractive hamon,  Mounted in Aikuchi Koshirae with good quality fittings.

 

Den Edo Shōji Katsuya Naohide (伝江戶 荘司勝弥直秀) ‒ Attributed to Shōji
Katsuya Naohide from Edo

Nagasa 1 shaku 1 sun 1 bu kore ari (⻑さ一尺一寸一分有之) ‒ Blade length ~ 33.6 cm

 

Mei‒ Signature: ubu and mumei

Tsukurikomi (造り込み) ‒ Shape: hira-zukuri, iori-mune

Kitae (鍛) ‒ Forging: itame

Hamon (刃紋) ‒ Hardening: medium wide kishi no hiraita ko-gunome midare

Bōshi (鋩子) ‒ Hardening in tip: midare-komi with a Jizō-like kaeri

Nakago (中心) ‒ Tang: mekugi-ana (目釘穴) 1, yasurime (鑢): sujikai

Made  around Bunkyū (文久, 1861-1864)