| Product No. WA-0807 盛家作（島田） | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Made by Moriie Back: Made by Sukezane |
| Shape | Hirazukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Shimada, Suruga Province |
| Era | Mid Muromachi Period（around Eisyo Eara 1504-1521） |
| Length |
38.7 cm 15.2 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
0.6 cm 0.2 in |
| Motohaba |
2.8 cm 1.1 in |
| Munekasane |
0.6 cm 0.2 in |
| Status | Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | August 20, 2005 |
| Registration Authority | Tokyo |
| Registration Date | October 19, 2004 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Dense itame with jinie |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Gunome with Togari-ba |
| Engraving | Futasuji-hi on each side |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Sugu Komaru turn |
| Nakago (Tang) | Ubu, shallow kattesagari file and a tapered kurijiri end |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 2 |
| Habaki | Copper habaki |
| Mountings | Koshirae-tsuki |
| Koshirae | Wakizashi koshirae/mountings of a black lachquer Sendan-kizami engraving saya |
| Koshirae Length |
60.0 cm 23.6 in |
| Tsuka Length |
14.5 cm 5.7 in |
| Tsuba | Two Cows connected with string |
| Menuki | Flower Bud |
| Fuchigashira | Waves |
| Kozuka | Hotei as a Sumo Referee |
| Other details | White ray skin wrapped black leather Tsumami-maki style Tsuka |
Price |
450,000 JPY |
| This wakizashi is a rare collaboration between Moriie [盛家] and Sukezane [助真] in the Shimada, Suruga province . According to the book of Nihonto-meikan [日本刀名鑑], Sukezane dates back to the Eisho period（1504-1521）, but Moriie is not mentioned in Shimada. The Moriie on the omote-side is of a higher rank swordsmith than the Sukezane on the reverse, and swordsmiths during the Muromachi period used the character of the "Mori [盛]" were rare. This raises endless interest about whether this was a collaboration between the two swordsmiths, perhaps in response to exchanges with other countries or a demand from the Sengoku-daimyo Imagawa clan. It passed the Hozon Token shinsa in 2005. It comes with a wakizashi koshirae/mountings of a black lacquer Sendan-kizami/engraving saya. |
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