A SIGNED JUMYO (LONG LIFE) WAKIZASHI
Overview (full text description follows photos)
Type: Wakizashi (Signed)
Item No.: ujwa041
Swordsmith: Jumyo
Period: Mid Edo Period (~1780)
Location: Mino Province (present-day Gifu prefecture)
Length: 51.7cm
Curvature: 0.8cm
Hamon: Gunome (waves)
Habaki Edo-period copper inlay (niju construction, can be separated)
Certification: NTHK Kanteisho
Included: Koshirae mounting, silk brocade carry bag, sword maintenance kit, illustrated maintenance guide, sword stand, full exportation support to send sword to home country
This sword has been SOLD.
Photos (click for larger view)
*All photos taken professionally by Eric Bossick for Unique Japan
Above: This sword is signed Jumyo, meaning life span or longevity.
As it’s message was so hopeful, their swords were prized as celebrated gifts to Daimyo (great) families amongst the Samurai society during the Edo period.
Above: A closer look at the gunome hamon (wavy) temper line
Above and below: A closer look at the vintage copper 2-piece habaki
(niju style) as it can be separated
Above and below: The sword’s quality mounting (koshirae)
Above and below: closer looks at the fine gunome hamon
Above: A close look at the robust tsuba (guard). The honeycomb pattern is symbolic of a tortoise shell meaning “long life and longevity”
Above: The tsuba is signed “Nobuie”. Notice the paper crane that is revealed in the corner.
Above: A finely detailed dragon exists for the menuki (ornamental grip)
Above: A close look at the solid kashira (pommel)
Above: The silk carry bag for the sword
Below: The sword’s torokusho (registration card)
Description:
This sword has a very elegant air to it.
The Jumyo (寿命) school has its origins from Yamato (Nara prefecture) and moved to Mino province (Gifu prefecture) in the Kamakura period (1185-1333). The tradition continued for centuries, right up until the end of the Edo period in 1868.
This sword is signed Jumyo, meaning life span or longevity. As it’s message was so hopeful, their swords were prized as celebrated gifts to Daimyo (great) families amongst the Samurai society during the Edo period.
It’s koshirae (mounting) is truly first class. Behold the finely hand-crafted powerful dragon menuki (ornamental grips under the silk handle), it’s very befitting as 2012 is the Year of the Dragon.
The tortoise shell pattern on the very old and robust tsuba (guard) is symbolic for a long life in Japan. Notice the paper crane carved into the tsuba, so unique!
The tsuba furthermore carries the signature Nobuie.
With an eye-catching wavy gunome hamon (temper line), this is one wakizashi to cherish. PK
Questions?
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