時代 : 室町初期
国 : 備前国

証書 : 財団法人日本美術刀剣保存協会
特別保存刀剣　鑑定書

外装 : 拵付白鞘入

刃長 : 1尺1寸4分半
反り : 内反り
目釘穴 : 2個
元幅・元重 : 26.4mm・6.6mm


Period : Early Muromachi
Country : Bizen

Paper : NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper

Fittings : Shirasaya + Koshirae

Length : 34.7cm
Curve : -
Hole : 2
Bottom Width,Thickness : 26.1mm・6.6mm


師光は長船一派の直系で、倫光の子、盛光の父といわれています。作品は南北朝期の永和から室町初期の応永頃まで見られ、南北朝期～応永九年まではいわゆる小反りの作風で比較的大人しい物が多く、応永十年以降が一般的に周知されている応永備前の華やかな作風となります。
本作は平造り、身幅の割りに寸延びるいかにも応永の姿で、表裏丸留の棒樋を掻き、板目肌大きく流れ、杢目肌、地斑風な肌も見られ、地沸ついた鍛えに、刃文は小模様な小互の目、小丁子に逆がかった刃を交え、足入り、刃縁締まりごころに小沸つき、帽子は浅くのたれ込んで先小さく尖りごころに返る出来です。応永年期でありながら、刃の構成は小反りで少し荒々しさの感じる師光の特徴的な作品です。


Moromitsu is direct Osafune school who is son of Tomomitsu, also father of Morimitsu. We can see his works from Eiwa in Nanbokucho to Oei in Muromachi. There are 2 types of his works, some works are Kozori type from Nanbokucho period to Oei9th, others are typical Oei Bizen luxuriant Hamon from Oei 10th. This work's Style is Hira, Length is longer a little compared with this Mihaba, it shows typical Oei style. There are straight Horimono on both side. Jigane is mainly big Itame and waving a little with Mokume , some points are like Jifu. Hamon is narrowly KoGunome, KoChoji with SakaAshi. Hamon line type is Mainly Nioi with KoNie. Boshi is waving a little, small sharped and turned. This Morimitsu has Oei date, although Hamon type is Kozori and we can feel wild atmospher a little as his one of characteristic.