KANABO SCHOOL
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HIRA ZUKURI WAKIZASHI
Signature: Kanabo Hayato (No) Jo Masazane
Blade length: 36.1cm or 14.21 inches. Sori: 0.6cm or 0.24inch.
Width at the hamachi: 2.92cm or 1.15inches.
Thickness at the hamachi: 0.62cm or 0.24inch.
Horimono: Bo-hi is carved on the both sides. Soe-hi still remains on the
tang.
Era: Late Muromachi period, circa Tembun era. 16th century.
Hamon: Ko-gunome.
Jitetsu: Masame-hada, chikei and jinie appear on the itame-hada.
Kanabo, also pronounced kinbo in Japanese was a swordsmith school in Yamato province, present Nara pref. It is thought that the school developed from Tegai School or Senjuin School. The workmanship of Kanabo School is slightly different from the Yamato style. Sometimes the temperline resembles to Sukesada or Kiyomitsu in Osafune province so it was called Nara-Bizen in Edo period. The school was also good at forging excellent spears.
