550 years ago Japanese Samurai Sword koto CHIKUSHI RYOKAI Wakizashi
1400s Early Muromachi period
Certification as CHIKUSHI RYOKAI by NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai).
TOKUBETSU KICHO TOKEN Especially precious (deep green paper)
This BONJI, which means the Acala.
This BONJI, which means the Vairocana.
550 years ago Japanese Samurai Sword koto CHIKUSHI RYOKAI Wakizashi
Era : 1400s Early Muromachi period
Certification as CHIKUSHI RYOKAI by NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai).
TOKUBETSU KICHO TOKEN Especially precious (deep green paper)
This will prove the sword with very valuable.
Blade material : Tamahagane （玉鋼）
Shapes : Shinogi zukuri
Jihada : ko itame hada
Hamon : Suguha
Horimono : Bonji (Acala and Vairocana).
This is a CHIKUSHI RYOKAI sword in Early Muromachi period more than 550 years.
There are some Slight rust as you can see them in the photographs.
This is the old polish. However, beautiful and sharpe even now.
HABAKI : Copper
TSUKA & SAYA : Shirasaya
Sword bag
with NBTHK (Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai) Certification Paper
and Copy of Japanese cultural registration paper (torokusho).
Size
Koshirae (Shirasaya) 702 mm / 27.6 inch
Blade Length (Nagasa) 510 mm / 20.1 inch
Nakago + Nagasa 636 mm / 25.0 inch
Blade Width (Motohaba) 27 mm / 1.06 inch
Blade Carve (Sori) 9 mm / 0.35 inch
Blade Thick (Motokasane) 5.5 mm / 0.22 inch
Blade weight 418 g / 14.7 oz
Total weight (Shirasaya & Blade) 650 g / 22.9 oz
