Wakizashi: Tsurushige Saku
Ordering number : 14457
Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae
Signature : Tsurushige Saku.
Shinto: Chusaku :Owari province.
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 31.8cm or 12.51 inches.
Sori : 0.4cm or 0.15 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.00cm or 1.18 inches.
Kasane : 0.52 cm or 0.20 inches.
Era :Edo period Enpo era.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick sakizori style nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Itame had and mokume had mixed with jinie attach and visible to see the texture.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair like Kanefusa style.
Boshi is round shape yakisage style.
Special feature : Tsurushige was working at Owari province Enpo era.
Tsurushige was working at Owari province Enpo era.
From the Hamon, the blade looks like Kanefusa .
The blade is Shizumigokoro(rather dark) it means cut well sword.
The blade is healthy nice work without Kizu and flow.
Historical background: 1673-1681 Tokugawa shogunate Ietsuna and Ieyoshi governed Edo Bakufu.
Koshirae :
Tsuba :On the mokko style iron Tsuba, rise up the rim and engraved cycle marls.
Fuchikashira :On the iron plate, kick flowers are engraved with gold color.
Saya : On the black saya some lines engrave and colored.
Menuki : On the syakudo plate, flower design are engraved.
Kozuka : On the syakudo nananko plate, a shish dogs and flowers are engraved with gold color.
Kogatana : Sosyu Jyu Ryokai.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : 200,000 JPY- (including shipping and 100% insurance fee)
