Japanese

Definition

Utsuri which is seen as a straight line, regardless of the shape of hamon.

Bo-utsuri is found of many of the Osafune smiths' works after Oei era. Also found on Sue-Aoe blades.

Also sometimes referred to as sugu-utsuri 直映り (lit. 'straight utsuri').

See utsuri for more information.

Japanese

Definition

(jap. utsuru - to be reflected) 'Reflections' of hamon in the ji. However, its shape may also be different from hamon. Utsuri is not as strong as the haom and in order to see it clearly the blade must be held against the light source. There are different types of utsuri based on the shape:

• bo-utsuri 棒移り - straight
• choji-utsuri 丁子映り - choji-shaped
• midare-utsuri 乱れ映り - irregular
• botan-utsuri 牡丹移り - 'peony'
• jifu-utsuri 地斑移り - blackish
• tsukare-utsuri 疲れ移り - tired
• shirake-utsuri 白け移り - whitish appearance, close to shinogi.

Also there are references to:

• yakidashi-utsuri 焼出映り - whitish utsuri close to hamachi
• seki-utsuri 関映り - utsuri present on some blades from Seki (Mino province)
• sugu-utsuri 直映り - see bo-utsuri
• kuro-utsuri 黒映り - is it the same as jifu-utsuri?

Japanese

Definition

A tempered spot or line found on the mune.

Japanese

Definition

Islands of tempering in the ji (not connected to the main hamon).

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