Mei: Mumei
Nagasa (Length): 28"
Construction: Shinogi-zukuri
Mune: Iori-Mune
Nakago: O-suriage
Yasurime: Kiri
Horimono: none
Kitae: Mokume mixed with Masame
Hamon: Gunome
Boshi: Ko Maru
NAOE SHIZU
(Koto) Naoe Shizu
Mei: Mumei
Nagasa (Length): 28"
Construction: Shinogi-zukuri
Mune: Iori-Mune
Nakago: O-suriage
Yasurime: Kiri
Horimono: none
Kitae: Mokume mixed with Masame
Hamon: Gunome
Boshi: Ko Maru
The middle period of the Mino-den continues from the middle of the Nambokucho period thru early Muromachi. Naoe Shizu students of the O-Shizu school "founded by Kaneuji" took the place name "Naoe". Located in the same province, in order to distinguish their school. Naoe Shizu school work is different from Kaneuji in that the Sugata is grander than Kaneujis, the jihada has more Masame combined within it. The Jihada is whitish, and the hamone is mixed with considerable togari gunome.