TWO SHIN-SHINTO KATANA, EDO PERIOD | 18TH CENTURY

TWO SHIN-SHINTO KATANA, EDO PERIOD, 18^TH CENTURY

The first:

Sugata [configuration]: Hon-zukuri, tori-zori, chu-kisaki with bo-hi

Kitae [forging pattern]: Ko-mokume-hada almost muji-hada

Hamon [tempering pattern]: A wide and varried gunome-choji with an occasional togari and many ashi throughout in nioi

Boshi [tip]: The indistinct boshi appears to continue the irregular hamon with kaire

Nakago [tang]: An ubu nakago with kesho-yasuri with kuri-jiri signed Moto Kunimitsu saku

Habaki [collar]: Silver

Koshirae [mount]: In Shin-gunto mount including a silver mon and officer's tassel

Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 69.8 cm., 27^1/2 in.

Saki-haba [width at the yokote]: 3.1 cm., 1^1/4 in.

Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 2.1 cm., ^7/8 in.

The second:

Sugata [configuration]: Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune, chu-kissaki, shallow tori-zori

Kitae [forging pattern]: Probably muji hada

Hamon [tempering pattern]: Medium-wide suguha

Boshi [tip]: Appears to be ko-maru with kaeri

Nakago [tang]: Ubu with a single mekugi-ana, ha-agiri, kuri-jiri, mume,

Habaki [collar]: copper

Koshirae [mount]: In saya with ishime lacquer-style with kuri-kata, koi-guchi and ko-jiri in black lacquer

Nagasa [length from kissaki to machi]: 72.1 cm., 28^3/8 in.

Saki-haba [width at the yokote]: 2.1 cm., ^7/8 in.

Moto-haba [width at the machi]: 3.8 cm., 1^1/2 in.