Jūyō-Tōken, 17th Session — Designated July 4, 1968
Katana, mumei: den Taima (当麻)
Measurements Nagasa 68.4 cm, sori 1.3 cm, motohaba 2.9 cm, sakihaba 1.95 cm, kissaki-nagasa 3.3 cm, nakago-nagasa 20.1 cm, nakago-sori slight.
Description Keijō: shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, ō-suriage; shallow sori; chū-kissaki. Kitae: itame-hada with a tendency toward masame; the grain stands up (hada-dachi), with ji-nie adhering. Hamon: suguha with hotsure, incorporating uchi-noke; sunagashi and kinsuji appear, with nie well-adhering. Bōshi: On the omote it shows hakikake and is yakizume; on the ura it forms ko-maru, with hakikake also present. Horimono: bō-hi on both sides, carved through (kaki-tōshi). Nakago: ō-suriage, kiri-jiri; kiri yasurime; three mekugi-ana, with the middle one plugged; mumei.
Artisan Den Taima tradition.
Era Kotō (attributed to the Taima tradition of Yamato).
Explanation This is a katana that has been greatly shortened (ō-suriage) and is unsigned. It displays a Yamato-den tempering style, and, judging from the workmanship of both the jigane and the hamon, the traditional attribution to Taima can be accepted.









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