| Product No. WA-0567 備州長船忠光 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Tadamitsu from Osafune, Bishu Back: On a Day in February 1498, the seventh year of Meio |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Osafune, Bizen Province |
| Era | Mid Muromachi Period |
| Length |
50.5 cm 19.9 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.5 cm 0.6 in |
| Motohaba |
2.7 cm 1.1 in |
| Sakihaba |
1.9 cm 0.7 in |
| Munekasane |
0.6 cm 0.2 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | March 29, 1999 |
| Registration Authority | Saitama Prefecture |
| Registration Date | September 27, 1956 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Itame with Mokume and Jinie |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Shallow Notare with Kinsuji |
| Engraving | Omote:Gomabashi, Ura:Bohi |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu Hakikake turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, Kattesagari file pattern and a Kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper base gold foil with Koshiyujo file Habaki |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Wakizashi style Koshirae with a black lacquer Saya |
| Koshirae Length |
69.3 cm 27.3 in |
| Tsuka Length |
15.6 cm 6.1 in |
| Tsuba | Horses |
| Menuki | Bamboo Leaves and a Crab |
| Fuchigashira | Fuchi: Willow and Swallow, Kashira: Horn |
| Kozuka | Bamboo Grass and Crane |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped in black silk Tsumami-maki style Tsuka |
Price |
550,000 JPY |
| This Wakizashi was forged in 1498 by Tadamitsu from Osafune, Bizen Province. There are several Tadamitsu in the lineage from the late Kamakura to the late Muromachi Period. He was one of the swordsmith representatives of the Sengoku Jidai Period in Bizen Province, so called "Sue Bizen." This Wakizashi has the features of the Sue Bizen. It comes with a Wakizashi style Koshirae with a black lacquer Saya. It passed the Hozon Token in 1999. |
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