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Mikazuki Munechika

Submitted by kazarena on Mon, 2009-12-14 22:25
Sword ID 0000-0001  
Mei
三条
sanjo
Type Tachi Tsukurikomi Shinogi-zukuri
Nagasa (cm) 79.99 Sori (cm) 2.67
Moto-haba (cm) 2.91 Saki-haba (cm) 1.39
Moto-kasane (cm) Saki-kasane (cm)
Mekugi 3 Nakago  

Attribution
Smith Munechika School Sanjo
Period Heian (806-1184) Year
References[?] NN-2-9-26, NN-1-3-9, NK-2-22, MH-12
Links
Location Tokyo National Museum
Certificate Type Certificate ID  
Mikazuki Munec...
Mikazuki

Notes

三日月宗近

Workmanship and style

Shape and construction

Shinogi-zukuri, iori-mune. It displays an ancient tachi sugata with narrow saki haba and strong funbari. Ko-kissaki.

Hamon

Ko-midare with ashi. There is nijuba, sanjuba of nie and nioi and mikazuki (third day moon, crescent) shaped uchinoke (this is where the sword gets its name from) frequently appearing in the habuchi.

Boshi

Kuichigai ruptures the medium width boshi before it reaches a low ko-maru turn.

Jitetsu and hada

Ō-hada mixed with ko-itame, with thick ji-nie.

Nakago

Kiji-momo nakago is maru-mune with three mekugi-ana, two filled.