Katana:Ozawa Toshihisa Saku/Heisei Hinotoi(2017) Haru(spring)
2017/01/06
Katana in Shirasaya
Signature :Ozawa Toshihisa Saku.
Heisei Hinotoi(2017) Haru(spring).
The blade was polished.
Habaki:silver single habaki.
Blade length : 71 cm or 27.95 inches.
Sori : 1.6cm or 0.62 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi :3.15 cm or 1.24 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.26 cm or 0.88 inches.
Kasane : 0.75cm or 0.29 inches.
Era : Showa period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick with deep sori and long kissaki nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Koitame Hada well grained with jinie attach and chikei work.
Hamon : Niedeki with thick nioikuchi Gunome midair and Notare mixed.
In hamon, many ash with soft thick nioikuchi and sunagashi,
long Imozuru and kinsuji work.
Special feature : At a glance, the blade looks like Satuma Motohira
or Masao Kiyomaro school. The Hamon is active nice nioikuchi and long Imozuru.
I think he got the Doryokusyo prize (Heisei 19th) 2007.Shinsaku Meito Ten. It is wonderful sword which looks like Motohira.
Probably he will upgrade to the Mukansa swrd maker in the fruture.
We recommend this sword for you.
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.
Price : 380,000 JPY-
