"Very Beautiful And Powerful Katana Shinshinto Blade, Mumei, Ikkansai Yoshihiro, N.t.h.k Certified"
DESCRIPTION : Very beautiful and powerful blade of Katana Shinshinto, Mumei, Certified Ikkansai Yoshihiro by N.T.H.K, with her very beautiful Koshirae from Edo period. (Warning, this sword is sold with the certified copy of the original certificate which has been lost and which cannot be reissued) This Shinshinto blade is very representative of the forging work of the famous blacksmith "Nakayama Ikkansai Yoshihiro", with his characteristic Hada and Hamon, it is an exceptional blade by his work. Nakayama Ikkansai Yoshihiro (real name "Suzuki", also called himself "Zenkichi Kurondo"), bears this name because he used the Ikkansai technique, he forged in Hitachi and then in Edo. His blades are characterized by their sought-after resemblance to those of "Go Yoshihiro", whom he admired and therefore focused on the Hada and the Hamon of the blade, In the Tempo Era 4 and 5 (1834-35), he became the official blacksmith of the Matsudaira Family, whose stronghold is in Maebashi, a town north of Edo. From that time he lived and forged in Maebashi. He died on July 12, 1865, at the age of 64. After his death he left a number of disciples.
• NTHK Certificates N ° 18904 (Warning, this sword is sold with the certified copy of the original certificate which has been lost and which cannot be reissued), Type : Kantei-Sho - Classified as Shoshin (Authentic saber) N ° 18904 - Registered without name (Mumei) dated : 14/11/2021 - Dimensions inscribed : 弐 尺 弐 寸 有 之Either: 2 Shaku 2 Sun Ari Kore - Either : 66.6 cm long
• Torokusho Certificate (Reissue) No. 042927 from the Chiba Prefecture Education Commission (Japan). Inscriptions on certificate: Length: 66.8cm, Curvature: (Sori): 1.8cm, Polished, 1 hole in the tang. (Mekugi-ana). Registered as : Mumei, unnamed. Date of Registration Certificate: 09/13/2018.
• MUMEI (without signature) - Name of the blacksmith : By judgment and certification of the jurors (7), attributed to 中山 一貫 斎 義 弘 "Nakayama Ikkansai Yoshihiro" - Real name Suzuki Zenkichi - Location : Musashi Province - This sword was made during the Kaei period, between 1848 and 1854.
• Blacksmith school : Musashi Kuni - Location: Musashi province north of Edo (Tokyo).
• Saber period classification : Shinshinto blade, Classified as Chu-jo-saku
• Era : Kansei to Keio (Edo Era) 1797 to 1864. This blade is from the Kaei Era. (Rated on expertise).
CHARACTERISTICS
• Total blade length : 84.7 cm
• Nagasa : 66.6 cm
• Weight : 871 gr
• Other dimensions : Moto-haba: About 3.2 cm - Saki-haba: About 0.9 cm - Moto-kasane: about 2.1 cm - Saki-kasane: about 0.6 cm.
• Sori : Height : 1.8 cm - Type: Chuzori
• Mekugi ana : 1
• Nakago type : Standard - Futsu Gata - End type (Nakago-jiri) : Ha-agari-kuri-jiri - Yasurime (Traits of limes) type : Suji Chigai (Inclined lime streaks). UBU, original (Unmodified, uncut Nakago).
• Mune type : Iori Mune
• Nagashi : On the Nakago and on the Mune at the Kissaki level
• Sugata type : Shinogi Zukuri
• No-hi (no throat)
• Jihada type : Ko-itame (In small wood veins)
• Hamon of type : Superb Suguha, with a lot of activity and variations in Notare, with Nioi and Sunagashi (pattern resembling broomsticks on the sand and giving the appearance of several superimposed Hamon) all along the blade including at Boshi level.
• Kissaki type : Chu-kissaki
• Boshi type : Ko-maru
• Type steel : Tamahagane
• Condition : Excellent
• Defects : The blade is in excellent condition with the presence of small scratches due to the age of the blade.
KOSHIRAE, Very good Quality and in very good condition
• Tsuba : Decorated with a character in a mountain landscape - Type: Maru-gata (round), Kaku-mimi (flat edge), 1 Hitsu-hime (shutter),
• Fuchi / Kashira : Iron Fuchi decorated with a chariot and fern leaves in gold inlay - Kashira decorated with branches with leaves in Shakudo
• Habaki worked in copper (in 1 part)
• Menuki : On the theme of the Dragon in Shakudo
• Ito Mak i: Superb Ito-maki "Hoso Jabaraito Kumiage Zuka" of very high quality, in very good condition.
• Tsuka : Very good Quality and in very good condition.
• Saya : Very good quality and in very good condition. Finish: Kuro-ishime (grained / ribbed)
• Old sageo in natural silk.
TRANSLATION OF THE N.T.H.K CERTIFICATE
1) In Koshirae
1) EXPERTISE CERTIFICATE OF EXPERTISE : N ° 18904 : Japanese Katana, on beige Washi paper, with watermarks and folds direction of height. SIGNATURE : Nihon Token Hozon Kai (NTHK) - reverse side : 7 round and square stamps from each of the members of the jury for Expertise. GENUINE AND GENUINE, blade LENGTH : 弐 尺 弐 寸 有 之 Either : 2 Shaku, 2 Sun Ari Kore EITHER : Total length of : 66.6 cm long Kantei-Sho, classified as Shoshin (Authentic saber) N° 18904 Registered without name (Mumei) dated: 14/11/2021 Let us certify it with the result for this Sword as : "中山 一貫 斎 義" ie: Nakayama Ikkansai Yoshihiro As of: 令 和 ３ 年 １１ 月 １４ 日 Either : Reiwa 3 Nen 11 Gatsu 14 Hi, or on: November 14, 2021.
Translation of the interior of the Certificate of Expertise :
Notes : Musashi Kuni Kaei Era (approx) Seals of swears 7/7 together (to agree with this attribution)
EXPERTISE ACHIEVED BY : "The Non-Profit Federation for the Preservation of Japanese Swords" N.T.H.K, with a square red stamp after.
• With B / W imprint of the Nakago (Silk), on Sword skin paper showing the side with the silk motifs and the Mekugi-ana, authenticated by a square stamp in red ink at the top.
• All in a Nihon Token Hozon Kai envelope entitled : "Kantei Sho" - Either : Expertise Document
TRANSLATION OF "JUHO TOKEN RUI TOROKU SHO" (Firearms and Bladed Weapons Registration Certificate "Sabers")
Reissue
Registration made at Chiba Prefecture, under number 042927
• Category : White Weapon
• Katana (sword
• Length (of blade) : 66.8cm
• Curvature : (Sori) 1.8cm
• Number of holes in the tang : 1 Registered by the Chibah Prefecture Education Committee, as of: September 13, 2018
Validation by a large red square stamp (registered) and an oval at the top right of the doc.
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