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Kunimitsu

Submitted by kazarena on Sun, 2012-04-15 17:42
Sword ID 0000-0828  
Mei Mumei
Type Katana Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 70.2 Sori (cm) 2
Moto-haba (cm) 3 Saki-haba (cm) 2.2
Moto-kasane (cm) 0.81 Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 1 Nakago  

Attribution
Smith Kunimitsu School Rai
Period Kamakura (1184-1336) Year
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Certificate Type NBTHK Juyo Token Certificate ID ######
Rai Kunimitsu

Description

Sayagaki by Tanobe Michihiro.

There is a kiri-komi (sword cut) on the mune.

Shape and construction

Torii-sori. Chu-kissaki.

Horimono

Bohi on both sides.

Hamon

Suguba, ko-midare with short koichigaiba in ko-nie deki with gunome, choji, and ashi, ha nie, and profuse kinsuji.

Boshi

Ko-maru.

Jitetsu and hada

There is a hint of Rai-jigane, tight tatsu itame ko-mokume packed with ji nie, profuse chikei, and nie utsure.

Nakago

17.2 cm. Osuriage.