- RT#2 Koto Daito Echizen seki
RT#2 Koto Daito Echizen seki
This is a very nice full mounted daito with an NBTHK Hozon certifcate attributing it to Echizen Seki, late Koto. Echizen province is in present day Fukui prefecture on the western coast of Japan. The Echizen seki school was one of the two principal schools of sword smithing in Echizen, the other being the Yasutsugu who were originally from Omi province. The echizen seki were created by smiths moving from seki to Echizen. and were particularly active from 1658 -1680.
This is a nice long blade with a low choji temper. it has a small kitae ware in the shinogi ji of the ura just infront of the habaki ji . Black tsuka wrap with good temple guardian menuki. The menuki has an NBTHK Hozon certificate. Iron jingo tsuba and shakudo dragon fuchi kashira. Black lacquer scabbard. copper habaki.
Temper: Gunome choji some pointed togari gunome, In nie deki
Jigane; itame with mokume mix. blade has muneyaki.
Boshi: komaru
Nakago : 21.1cm
Nagasa: 70.c0m
Moto haba : 2.9cm
saki haba: 2.1cm
moto kasane " .6mm
Saki kasane: .5mm
Kissaki: 3.2cm