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Katana : Chikusyu Jyu So Tsutomu Saku

Ordering number : 13311

Katana in Koshirae

Signature:Ashizawa Yoshimasa Tanjyo Kinen Heise2nen 1 Gatsu 20 hi
Chikusyu Jyu So Tsutomu Saku.Mukansa.

The blade was polished.
Habaki : Gold single Habaki.
Blade length : 76.8 cm or 30.23 inches.
Sori : 1.8 cm or inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.3 cm or 1.29 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.28 cm or 0.89 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Modern times .
Shape : The blade is wide and thick long sword with longer kissaki.
Jitetsu : Koitame had well grained with jinie attach nice texture.
Hamon : Niedeki middle Suguha with thick nioikuchi and sof feeling nioikuchi. Boshi is round shape.

Special feature : So Tsutomu was born at Syowa 2nd year (1927) and became Mukansa at heisei 9th.
He got a lot of prizes like Bunkacyo Cyokansyo, Mainichi shinbunsya soy, Kunzan soy Rijicyo soy and Tokusyo prizes.
He is quite well known sword maker adore Kiyomaro and Sukehiro.
His subject itself wonderful work which is difficult to distinguish Sukehiro or his subject just only the Hamon.
His son also well known sword maker of Sukehiro utsushi(pleasecheck 13288 on our site So Munemasa)
This sword is a copy of Sukehiro suguha which was ordered by customs order.

Koshirae : Higo Koshirae.
Tsuba : On the iron round shaped stub, some design is engraved with gold color.
Fuchikashira : On the iron plate, a dragon is engraved with gold color.
Saya : Red brown color.
Menuki : A dragon is engraved with gold valor.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price (credit card) : JPY 700,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 686,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


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