KK0560

A naginatanaoshi wakizashi from early Nambokucho or late Kamakura.  This is unfortunately saiba, retempered.  Hawatare:  1 shaku 6 sun 9 bu 7 rin  (51.44 cm / 25.25").  Motohaba:  2.73 cm. Kasane:  2 mm. at the mune, 6.6 mm at the shinogi,  Naginatanaoshizukure,  wide shinogi making a diam ond cross section, iroi mune.  The hamon is packed with nie, there is  great deal of hataraki in the hamon, sunagashi, kinsuji, ha nie, nado.  The ji is packed with fine nie, jigane is o-mokume, long and short chikei, nado.  In new polish, silver habaki, and shirasaya. 

I find the keisho polish to be a little heavy, probably necessary in one area, but it obscures the work in the hamon. it is unfortunate that there is no kanteisho, and thhis would be far better with a niju gold foil m\habaki.  A shame that the previous owner didn't invest in both.