Inome Wakizashi (猪目) – Boar’s Eye

£179.00

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Inome Wakizashi (猪目) – Boar's Eye
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Discover the Inome (猪目) Boar’s Eye wakizashi, whose mokkō-gata tsuba in blackened iron is pierced with inome ajours, the heart-shaped motifs rooted in Japanese tradition. Its scabbard is covered in fine-grain faux ray skin, and its gilded habaki bears a chrysanthemum medallion. The mirror-polished 1045 carbon steel blade features a bo-hi and a decorative notare hamon.

  • Hand-finished
  • High-Strength Steel
  • For cutting and display

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Inome (猪目): the pierced hearts

The inome, literally “the eye of the boar”, is a heart-shaped Japanese motif found for centuries on temples, shrines and weapons. Believed to ward off fire and evil, it endures today as a symbol of good fortune.

On this wakizashi, it becomes the defining motif of the tsuba, pierced with inome ajours and small circular openings. The rest of the fittings (black and restrained) draw every eye towards these forms.

A mirror-polished 1045 steel blade with bo-hi

The blade is crafted from 1045 steel, a robust, widely used carbon steel that is straightforward to maintain. It follows a shinogi-zukuri geometry with a chū-kissaki tip, and is cut with a polished bo-hi.

It is mirror-polished, with a darkened body set against a strikingly bright, milky-white line. This notare-style line is a decorative hamon.

Black fittings with inome piercings

The mokkō-gata tsuba in blackened iron presents a satin-polished surface (migaki), inome ajours and small circular piercings, two hitsu-ana openings and a rounded rim (maru-mimi). A gilded brass seppa accompanies it.

The fuchi and kashira in polished blackened alloy are smooth and unadorned. The handle combines wood with black faux ray skin beneath a black tsuka-ito binding in hineri-maki, with black menuki. The ichimai habaki in gilded copper, finely grooved, bears a raised chrysanthemum medallion (kiku mon).

A scabbard in faux ray skin

The saya is solid wood, covered in fine-grain faux ray skin that offers a distinctly textured feel. The koiguchi and kojiri follow seamlessly from the scabbard. There is no kurikata: a black-and-gold maru-sageo is tied directly around the saya.

Dimensions and handling of the wakizashi

With a blade of 51 cm and an overall length of 78 cm, Inome carries the proportions of a wakizashi, the shorter companion to the katana. Its 23 cm handle offers a comfortable single-handed grip, with room for the second hand to brace. At 1 kg, it remains thoroughly manageable. Sheathed, it measures 80 cm, an ideal format for displaying alone or alongside a katana.

Additional information

Blade Material: No selection

1045 Steel
Blade colour: No selection

Mirror-polished steel; dark ji with a strikingly contrasted, milky-white hamon; polished groove.
Hamon: No selection

With Hamon
Hamon Type: No selection

Notare hamon
Bo-Hi (棒樋): No selection

Yes
Scabbard (Saya 鞘): No selection

Solid wood, covered in a fine-grained imitation stingray leather
Sageo (下げ緒): No selection

Black and gold maru-sageo, tied around the saya without a kurikata
Handle (Tsuka 柄): No selection

Black faux stingray leather and wood
Tsuka-ITO (柄糸): No selection

Black, hineri-maki wrap
Menuki (目貫): No selection

Black
Guard (Tsuba 鍔): No selection

Mokkō-gata guard in blackened iron, with a satin migaki finish; inome openwork and small circular piercings; two hitsu-ana; maru-mimi rim.
Fuchi (縁): No selection

Polished blackened alloy, smooth, matching the tsuba.
Kashira (頭): No selection

Polished blackened alloy, smooth maru-style kashira, matched to the fuchi.
Habaki (鎺): No selection

Ichimai gilded copper, finely fluted, with a raised chrysanthemum medallion (kiku mon)
Blade length (cm): No selection

51
Overall length including handle (cm): No selection

78
Length with scabbard (cm): No selection

80
Handle length (cm): No selection

23
Blade thickness (cm): No selection

0.7
Blade width (cm): No selection

3.2
Weight (kg): No selection

1
Package weight (kg): No selection

1.3

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