Daisho : Nanto Jyu Kanebo(Kinbo) Hyouei Jyo Masatsugu
2017/01/07
Daisho
Dai (sword) : Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token)
Signature : Nanto Jyu Kanebo(Kinbo) Hyouei Jyo Masatsugu
Sue Koto : Chu saku(Middle Class) : Wazamono cutting test ranking : Yamato province
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Silver single Habaki.
Blade length : 69 cm or 27.16 inches.
Sori : 1.4 cm or 0.55 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.96 cm or 1.16 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.26 cm or 0.88 inches.
Kasane : 0.6 cm or 0.23 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi perio
Shape : The blade is regular size width and thickness with deep Sori and long Kissaki healthy blade.
Jitetsu : Itame Hada and Masame Hada mixed with Jinie attach and Chikei work active.
Overall strong feeling texture Jigane.
Hamon : Square shape Niedeki Hamon with Togari(pointy) style Gunome Midare.
There are ashi, yo, sunagashi works in the Ha.
Boshi is Midarekomi Togari active Hamon.
Special feature : Masatsugu was working as a sword maker of the Ho-zo-in temple Nara.
The style is typical Yamato school especially Masame hada mixed up with item hada.
The sword is wild feeling well grained sword.
Koshirae :
Tsuba : Shakudo plate with grape motif engraved and inlaid with gold.
Fuchigashira : Shakudo plate with some patterns engraved and inlaid with gold.
Saya : Black Roiro saya with Coral and shell embedded and polished.
Menuki : Dragon design inlaid in gold.
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Sho(small) : Wakizashi in Shirasaya (Guarantee : NBTHK Hozon Token)
Signature : Nanto Jyu Kanebo(Kinbo) Youei Jyo Masatsugu.
Sue Koto : Chu saku(Middle Class) : Wazamono cutting test ranking : Yamato province
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Shakudo double habaki.
Blade length : 47.6 cm or 18.74 inches.
Sori : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.62 cm or 1.03 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Kasane : 0.57 cm or 0.22 inches.
Era : Late Muromachi period
Shape : The blade is regular size with longer kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu : Iteme Hada well grained with Jinie attach.
Hamon : Niedeki Gunome Midare with Ashi scatter and Sunagashi
Boshi is Hakikake brush up style.
Special feature : Masatsugu, also known as Hyoe no Jyo Masatsugu, was working as a sword maker in Hozo-in temple Nara.
The style of this wakizashi is typical Yamato school especially Masame hada mixed up with Itame hada.
The sword is wild feeling well grained sword. Especially the edgy sharp Hamon is rustic and fine work.
It is strikingly good condition artwork which succeeded the trends of Yamato school.
Koshirae :
Tsuba : Shakudo plate with grape motif engraved and inlaid with gold.
Fuchigashira : Shakudo plate with some patterns engraved and inlaid with gold.
Saya : Black Roiro saya with Coral and shell embedded and polished.
Menuki : Dragon design inlaid in gold.
Dai (NBTHK Hozon Token)
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : 1,200,000 JPY-
