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A DAISHO IN ELABORATE KOSHIRAE THE DAI, MUROMACHI PERIOD (CIRCA 1575), UNSIGNED; THE SHO, NAMBOKUCHO PERIOD (CIRCA 1340), SIGNED MIHARA [NO] JU MASAKIYO Dai : Configuration ( sugata ): with longitudinal ridge line ( shinogi-zukuri ), shallow peaked back ( iori-mune ) and medium point ( chu-kissaki ); length ( nagasa ): 1 shaku , 6 sun , 7 bu (50.7cm.); curvature ( sori ): koshi-zori of 1.2cm., increase in width of blade ( fumbari ): 0.8cm. Forging pattern ( jihada ): masame . Tempering pattern ( hamon ): notare hako-choji in nioi and ko-nie . Point ( boshi ): flame-brushed tip ( hakikake ). Tang ( nakago ). Shape ( keitai ): regular and unshortened ( ubu ); file marks ( yasurime ): kiri-yasuri ; end ( nakagojiri ): rounded ( kurijiri ); holes ( mekugi-ana ): two; signature ( mei ): unsigned ( mumei ). Sho : Configuration ( sugata ): with longitudinal ridge line ( shinogi-zukuri ), shallow peaked back ( iori-mune ) and medium point ( chu-kissaki ); length ( nagasa ): 1 shaku , 6 sun , 7 bu (34.6cm.); curvature ( sori ): koshi-zori of 1.2cm.; increase in width of blade ( fumbari ): 0.6cm. Forging pattern ( jihada ): fine mokume . Tempering pattern ( hamon ): suguba . Tang ( nakago ). Shape ( keitai ): o-suriage ; file marks ( yasurime ): new ( kiri-yasuri ); end ( nakagojiri ): squared ( kirijiri ); holes ( mekugi-ana ): one; signature ( orikaeshimei ): Mihara [no] ju Masakiyo . Shirasaya . Daisho koshirae comprising: a saya executed in black lacquer with silver and gold lacquer designs of waves and half-submerged deformed wheels ( katawa-guruma ) and kiri ; both tsuka are mounted with shakudo menuki formed as three cranes gathering and shibuichi fuchi-kashira , the dai decorated with Dankei, unsigned, and the sho with a sage dreaming and butterflies, signed Shokonshi Katsuyuki (fl. 1750); the shibuichi tsuba are carved ÿn high relief and inlaid in gold, shibuichi and shakudo , the dai with the Three Heroes of Han, the reverse with carved flowering plum, signed Sekijoken (Taizan) Oyama Motozane with kao (Sekijoken Motozane I, 1741-1830, of Mito in Hitachi), the sho decorated with Prince Han Shin demonstrating his humility by crawling through the legs of fishermen, signed Koryuken Kaneyuki (1740-1776, 2nd Hamano school master); a shibuichi kozuka depicting Kung fu-tse, signed Shunno hogen Nobuyoshi with kao (1807-1878)--length of koshirae 81.6cm. and 59.2cm.; length of tsuka 20.6cm. and 14cm.; tsuba height 7.2cm. and 6.5cm., width 6.6cm. and 6.1cm., thickness 7.5mm. and 7mm.; length of kozuka 9.7cm. Brocade and silk storage bags. Accompanied by a futsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 369763, dated Showa 54 (1979), attributing the blade to Fujiwara Takada; and a futsu kicho token certificate issued by the N.B.T.H.K., no. 369765, dated Showa 54 (1979).