Bohi On Mune?

[Fuuten]

Has anyone ever seen something like this sword's mune? I don't think I've ever seen this before..

 

The blade seems to be a perhaps custom made blade, with both sides differing and the mune. Does anyone know more about this kind of 'bohi'?

 

http://www.e-sword.jp/katana/1510-1081.htm

[Lee Bray]

Probably just a whim of the maker.

It's a common enough feature on modern knives but certainly a rarity in this field...something I've definitely not seen before.

 

[Grey Doffin]

Lee is probably correct but this could have been done also to hide a ware' on the mune.

Grey

[Jussi Ekholm]

I have not seen that before. Funny enough none of my terminology bibles seem to have that term, or I am looking from the wrong places as I don't know the correct term.

 

Could this be called mune bori?

[Brian]

Don't think there will be a specific term for it, since it was just one smith experimenting.

I suppose mune horimono?

 

Brian

[John A Stuart]

I am not liking it whether hiding or experimenting. John

[Jamie]

While I'm not sure the correct term either, I think horimono more appropriate than bohi.

[Tcat]

I have seen a sword like this before and believe it is considered horimono rather than bohi. I have seen a few examples of swords with horimono moving from omote to ura, with the design continuing unbroken across the mune.

 

Regards,

[Dr Fox]

Looks about as functional, as 'go faster' stripes on a car.