Wakizashi no-signature
Blade length 43.9cm, thickness at the base 7mm, width 3.0cm
This is a wakizashi blade, probably 16th century. It is a nice blade made by some smith of Mino province. It shows one of the typical styles of Mino blades in that period.
Steel has a wood grain layer pattern. It is visible.
Hamon is made of large particles. And its pattern is active gunome. Temper line is bright, and it includes a lot of kinsuji (lightning pattern) and sunagashi (sweeping pattern).
The total taste of this blade shows mix of Soshu style and Mino style. It is very attractive for eye. And the polishing work is very honest sashikomi style. So, you can study all the activities without any obstruction. We recommend this blade for person who really want to study what good Japanese sword is.
Tang: Originally unsigned, but the checker filing work suggests the way of Mino smith.
Habaki is made of silver. It has a good fit with the blade.
Shirasaya and bag
It has a paper of NBTHK. They attributed it to Kaneharu of Mino province. We think it is possible.
250,000.yen