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Taima Katana

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A true horidaishi - found at a sword show wrapped in newspaper on Sunday afternoon

A later Kamakura  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, hanie appearing a little coarse  , nado.  The boshi is Daien (big flame) yakizumi. Itame hadatatsu (stading up) and flowing.  Ji nie.  NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon, sayagaki by Tanobe Sensei.

The Taima smiths worked from late Kamakura to Muromachi.  The smiths seem to have been retained by the Taimaji (Taima 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

Sunagashi

                     

        

Kin suji and Inazuma

 

 

 

Hadatatstsu Itame

                                                                                            

 

Long inazuma, slightly loose grain and small pits

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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