Kanshoan sells Japanese Swords through internet since establishment of its Home Page in 1997.
(kiwame) SHIMADA
| period | End of the Muromachi era / around 1500th |
|---|---|
| shape | wakizashi : Hira-zukuri, mitsumune |
| length | 43.9cm / 1shaku 4sun 5bu |
| curvature | 0.9cm / 2bu 5rin |
| basis width | 3.0cm / 1sun |
| basis thickness | 0.7cm / 2bu 3rin |
| mekugi hole | 2 |
| authorization | Hozon Token |
| price | Sold out |
| ji | Itame (wood grain) with ko-itame |
|---|---|
| ha | Ko-notare, nioi-kachi and nioi tight |
| boshi | Yakitsume |
| engraving | front:Bonji(Sanskrit) / So-ken / Tsume back:Bonji / Goma-bashi / Tsume |
| mounting | Shirasaya |
| special mention | Shape of a typical short sword wakizashi in suekoto. Long and wide body, a large curvature. There is not the slack of the jigane. The Shimada school is used for the Takeda family. The swordmaker of the Shimada school made famous tanto OSORAKU. This sword show the shape of the war time -Sengoku jidai- well. |
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