Katana : (Aoi Crest) Yasutsugu Motte Nanban-tetsu Oite Bushu Edo Tsukuruno
Ordering number : 14347
Katana in Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Paper)
Signature : (Aoi Crest) Yasutsugu Motte Nanban-tetsu Oite Bushu Edo Tsukuruno.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Silver habaki
Blade length : 71.96 cm or 28.34 inches.
Sori : 1.35 cm or 0.53 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.96 cm or 1.17 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.22 cm or 0.87 inches.
Kasane : 0.67 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era : Edo period Circa Kanbun
Shape : It is wide and thick sword wit hsome sori. Boushi is long.
Jitetsu : Koitame hada well grained with jinie attached. It is clear jigane.
Hamon : Nie structure suguha with koashi attached. Nioiguchi si soft and bright.
There is ashi long attached. There is sunagashi and boshi round and burned down style.
Special feature : According to the inscription on the tang, Yasutsugu forged this wakizashi using Namban-tetsu at Edo.
Namban-tetsu was a valuable iron in ancient Japan.
Yasutsugu was a distinguished swordsmith family.
The First Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu permitted Yasutsugu the First using hollyhock crest and the character Yasu.
Jigane is clear and the hamon is typical Yasutsugu hamon.
Koshirae :
Tsuba : Round iron plate with man and landscape engraved and inalyed with gold. Mogarashi Nyudo Soten sei
Fuchikashira : Shakudo nanakoji plate with two men engraved and inlayed with gold. One is riding on a crane.
Mogarashi Nyudo Soten sei.
Saya : Lampet sparkle with black liner pattern.
NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price (credit card) : JPY 600,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 588,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)
