{"product_id":"authentic-japanese-sword-for-sale-shinto-era-wakizashi-mumei-tozando","title":"Authentic Japanese Sword for Sale - Shinto Era Wakizashi - Mumei | Tozando","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAntique Japanese Ko-wakizashi, unsigned (mumei) — a powerful hira-zukuri Shintō blade with a dramatic tōran-midare hamon\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA broad, imposing early-to-mid-Edo (Shintō) short wakizashi whose \"billowing-wave\" temper line crashes like surf — in shirasaya with a copper habaki\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unsigned (\u003cem\u003emumei\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cstrong\u003eko-wakizashi\u003c\/strong\u003e (short wakizashi) with a powerful, striking form, thought to have been forged in the early-to-mid Edo period (the Shintō era). Its \u003cem\u003ehira-zukuri\u003c\/em\u003e figure is strong and radiates a distinctive presence and intensity in the hand. Combining practicality with beauty of appreciation, it conveys to the present day the appearance of a blade a samurai of the day would have kept close — as a self-defense weapon carried in the breast, or as a fitting that displayed his rank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWorkmanship and condition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe polish fully draws out the beauty of the blade, and it is in excellent condition. The \u003cem\u003ejigane\u003c\/em\u003e is a finely and densely packed \u003cem\u003eitame\u003c\/em\u003e, mixed here and there with \u003cem\u003emokume\u003c\/em\u003e so that the grain stands (\u003cem\u003ehadadachi\u003c\/em\u003e), covered with fine \u003cem\u003eji-nie\u003c\/em\u003e for a flavorful texture. The temper line is based on a large, dynamically surging \u003cem\u003enotare\u003c\/em\u003e — like rolling breakers pressing in — mixed with a complex \u003cem\u003egunome\u003c\/em\u003e, taking on the vivid aspect of a \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003etōran\u003c\/em\u003e (billowing-wave)\u003c\/strong\u003e pattern that suggests the very instant the wave-crests shatter. Along the temper edge, coarse, moist \u003cem\u003enie\u003c\/em\u003e gather in clusters (\u003cem\u003emura\u003c\/em\u003e), glowing as bright and clear as a mirror when they catch the light. Within the hamon, \u003cem\u003esunagashi\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ekinsuji\u003c\/em\u003e-like activity runs in every direction like a violent torrent, its dramatic expression deeply captivating to the viewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eForm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003ehira-zukuri\u003c\/em\u003e figure of ample width, bearing about 1 cm of curvature. The combination of the broad blade characteristic of hira-zukuri with a moderate, beautiful curve forms a very powerful, imposing presence despite its short (ko-wakizashi) length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe mounting (shirasaya)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blade is housed in a plain, flavorful wood-grain \u003cem\u003eshirasaya\u003c\/em\u003e. It is fitted with a single-piece copper (\u003cem\u003edō ichimai\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003ehabaki\u003c\/em\u003e, whose calm, aged patina further enhances the sturdy, robust charm of the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hira-zukuri blade of overwhelming presence, set off by a vivid tōran temper line like a raging sea — a piece that transmits the finest swordsmithing skill and intensity of the early-to-mid Edo period. We warmly recommend it as a supreme sword for appreciation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ko-wakizashi (小脇差), hira-zukuri; unsigned (mumei); Shintō era (early-to-mid Edo)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJigane:\u003c\/strong\u003e Densely packed itame mixed with mokume, standing grain, with ji-nie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHamon:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tōran-midare (billowing wave) on a large notare base with gunome; coarse, moist nie in clusters, with sunagashi and kinsuji within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength of edge (nagasa):\u003c\/strong\u003e 36.6 cm (approx. 14.41 in \/ approx. 1 shaku 2 sun 1 bu)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCurvature (sori):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.0 cm (approx. 0.39 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth at base (motohaba):\u003c\/strong\u003e 29.8 mm (approx. 1.17 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness at base (motokasane):\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.1 mm (approx. 0.28 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeg holes (mekugi-ana):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight (blade only):\u003c\/strong\u003e 340 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Finely polished; very good, healthy condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMounting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shirasaya, with a single-piece copper (dō ichimai) habaki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegistration No.:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chiba No. 055094 (千葉 第055094号)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Tozando Katana Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53822950670699,"sku":"611-CBW055094","price":200000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0491\/2178\/8069\/files\/chiba055094_mumei_1.jpg?v=1788827033","url":"https:\/\/japanesesword.net\/products\/authentic-japanese-sword-for-sale-shinto-era-wakizashi-mumei-tozando","provider":"Tozando Katana Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}