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Taima Katana

KK543

An o-surage mumei katana attributed to Taima. Shinogi zukure, shallow sori, high shinogi, iroi mune,  chu kissaki.  Hawatare:  2 shaku 0 sun  3  bu   (61;51 cm or  24.21") .  Motohaba: 2.7 cm.  Sakihaba:  1.8 cm,  Kasane:  6 mm  Nie deki chu suguba ko-midare, with nijuba, nie fraying and koichigaiba,  kinsuji, inazuma, sunagashi, coarse  appearing hanie, nado.  The boshi is Daien (big flame) yakizumi. Itame hadatatsu (stading up) and flowing.  Ji nie.  NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon, sayagaki by Tanobe Sensei.

There are some loose hada and a few rust pits that could not be polished out (see pictures), which is why it isn't $30,000

The Taima smiths worked from late Kamakura toThe smiths seem to have been retained by the Taimaji (temple).  Kuniyuki who lived in the Shoo jidai (1288 - 1293)  was the founder of the school.  A sword by Cho Aritoshi is dated Einin roku nen (1298).  At a glance Taima may be mistaken for Soshu Yukimitsu.   $19,500

 

Note:  I had mistakenly said that there was a small area of shingane in the shinogiji, there is not.  I was an anomalous picture, which has been removed.

 

           

        

        

Kin suji and Inazuma

 

Sunagashi

 

 

 

 

Hadatatstsu Itame

 

 

  

                                                                                             Slight ware.                                                                                             

 

Enlarged 700%

 

Loose grain and small pits (magnified 500%)

 

 

Washu Taima  Osuriage Mumei, shallow curvature, wide range Shinogi, high Shinogi line, middle size Kissaki, Itame-Hada standing up and flowing, Sugu-Ha with a lot of Nie fraying and Kuichigai-Ha (discrepancy) Sunagashi, Kinsugi, Yubashiri and Niju-Ha,  Daien (big flame) style Boshi, Yamato temperament, specially a lot of Nie appears.  Length 2 Shaku 3 Bu 2025 July

 

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon

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