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Katana Details
Hamon : Ko nie deki suguha. The are many ko-ashi and in some areas the suguha has a ko-gunome tone.
Kitae : Ko-itame with ji-nie. There some areas of small tobiyaki floating above the hamon in the monouchi. Muneyaki can be seen and there is ji-nie in the shinogi-ji.
Boshi : Ko-maru on the omote and togari on the ura. The return is long and becomes light muneyaki.
Wakizashi Details
Hamon : Highly active gunome midare with togari mixed in. Nie deki with ara nie. Ashi, sunagashi and inazuma are plentiful.
Kitae : Itame with abundant ara ji-nie. There are many areas of tobiyaki and quite a bit of muneyaki. Ji-nie can be seen floating in the shinogi-ji.
Boshi : Nearly ichimai on both sides and packed with nie activity. The return is long becoming muneyaki and ending about 2 inches below the yokote.
About this Daisho : Daisho are highly sought after and seldom seen on the market. This is a matching katana and wakizashi by the Shodai Tameiye. He is a Jo saku smith and a representative craftsman of the Mizuta School. Both blades show the traits of Mizuta clearly. Large nie particles in the ha buchi and ji as well as mune yaki are classic characteristics. With Daisho, typically the katana will be rather reserved and the wakizashi, more flamboyant. That is certainly the case here. The katana has a sugata reminiscent of koto and a elegant suguha hamon while the wakizashi has a stout shinto sugata with a wild toran-ba style hamon that almost hitatsura in some places.
This daisho was restored in Japan in the 1980's. Both blades were polished by Kotoken Kajihara. Kotoken Kajihara is a top level polisher and is also the author of the book "Nihonto Swords of Japan, A visual Glossary". The quality of the polish is excellent. The matching deluxe shira saya are both fitted with horn koiguchi and hard wood inserts at the mekugiana. The matching solid silver double habaki are also of fine workmanship. Both blades are accompanied by NBTHK Hozon papers and storage bags.
Price: $13,750
REDUCED FOR A LIMITED TIME
By the owner's instruction, the price is now reduced to: $11750
Limited time ! If unsold by the end of June, this will be retuned to the Owner and will no longer be available.
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