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Katana : Izu Kuni Ju Wakisuisin Sadayoshi Saku kore (Mumansa swordsmith)

Ordering number : 14088 (Consignment sale)

Katana in Shirasaya

Signature : Izu Kuni Ju Wakisuisin Sadayoshi Saku kore. (Mumansa swordsmith)
Showa Kinoe Tora nen 5gatsu hi (1974)

The blade was polished by high ranking polisher.
Habaki: Gold filed single Habaki.
Blade length : 77.6 cm or 30.55 inches.
Sori : 2.0 cm or 0.78 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.4cm or 1.33 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.73cm or 1.07 inches.
Kasane : 0.92 cm or 0.36 inches.
Weight of the blade: 995 grams.
Era : Showa period. Showa 49th.(1974)
Shape : The blade is very wide(3.4cm)
and thick(0.92cm) heavy very healthy blade. Mitsumune style.
Jitetsu :Ayasugihada well grained with jinie attach wonderful texture.
Hamon : Niedeki gunome midair with ash,sunagashi and kinsuji work.
Boshi is midarekomi hakikake style.

Special feature : Enomoto Sadayoshi was born at Meiji 41st in Tokushima prefecture Shikoku island.
At Showa 13th, he studied under the Gassan Sadakatsu and learned a lot for making Sosyu den,
Bizen den, and also Ayasugi hada which is the top secret of Gassan family.
In the Gassan sadakatsu sclool,Takahashi Sadatsugu who became a human national treasure later on,
also working under Gassan school. Enomoto Sadayoshi learned a lot from these sword makers.
He got a lot of prizes and became Mukansa sword maker at Heisei 8th.
He passed away at Heisei12th age 92 years.
This sword was made Showa 47th, 66years of age.
The sword is very wide and healthy gorgeous sword which is very healthy without Kizu and flow.
The blade is Ayasugi hada which was learned from Gassan school.

Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

Price (credit card) : JPY 650,000-.
Price (bank transfer) : JPY 637,000-. (Would you please pay bank transfer fee.)
(including shipping and 100% insurance fee)


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