| Product No. KA-0787 無銘（兼延）（金象嵌）朝嵐 | |
|---|---|
| Mei |
Mumei, but attributed to Kanenobu. (Kin-zogan, gold inlay) Asaarashi Back: -- |
| Shape | Shinogizukuri Iorimune |
| Region | Naoeshizu, Mino Province |
| Era | Namboku-cho Period |
| Length |
69.7 cm 27.4 in |
| Sori (curvature) |
1.8 cm 0.7 in |
| Motohaba |
3.4 cm 1.3 in |
| Sakihaba |
2.3 cm 0.9 in |
| Munekasane |
0.7 cm 0.3 in |
| Status | Tokubetsu Hozon Token |
| Certification Date | March 15, 2018 |
| Registration Authority | Nagano Prefecture |
| Registration Date | July 16, 1961 |
| Jihada (Metal pattern) | Koitame with Jinie, Yubashiri and Chikei |
| Hamon (Temper line) | Konotare and Gunome with Konie |
| Engraving | Futashuji-hi on each side |
| Bōshi (Point / Tip) | Midare |
| Nakago (Tang) | Mumei, but Kinzogan, gold inlay |
| Mekugiana (Rivet holes) | 1 |
| Habaki | Copper base gold foil with Koshiyujo pattern Habaki |
Price |
Reserved |
| This sword has been attributed to “Kanenobu [兼延]” of the school known as “Naoe Shizu [直江志津]”. The “Naoe Shizu” school was founded by Shizu Saburō Kaneshi [志津三郎兼氏], who incorporated techniques from the Sōshū-den tradition, which flourished in the late Kamakura period, and fused the Yamato-den and Sōshū-den traditions to create the Mino-den tradition. He moved from Yamato Province to Shizu in Mino Province. His direct disciples then moved to Naoe in Mino Province, where they forged swords from the Nanboku-chō period through the early Muromachi period, perfecting the Mino-den. “Kanenobu” was a swordsmith active around the Ōan era (1368-1375) within the Naoe Shizu school of Shizu Saburō Kaneuji. In mumei swords that has been attributed to Kanenobu [兼延], his work resembles Kaneuji's but is considered slightly inferior. The Kinzogan gold inlay inscription ‘Asaarashi [朝嵐]’ (Morning Gust) praises the sharpness of this sword, likening it to morning dew on grass leaves being swept away by a sudden gust of wind. I has passed the Tokubetsu Hozon Token shisna in 2018. |
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