Ordering number:23713

Tachi: Katana in Shirasaya　with Kiri Box(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Sagami Koku Ju Masuda Yasuaki Saku
相模国住増田靖要作
Showa 46 Nen 12 Gatsu Kichijitsu (December 1971)
昭和四十六年十二月吉日

*靖要　can be read as "Yasuyoshi" or "Yasuaki" or "Yasutoshi".

Hakogaki (Box inscription): Sagami Koku Ju Masuda Yasuyoshi(or Yasuaki or Yasutoshi) Saku
Showa 46 Nen 12 Gatsu Kichijitsu (December 1971)

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Jyo Saku for the swordsmith Masuda Yasuyo.
Polished
Habaki: Double gold-foiled
Blade Length: 68.6 cm (27.01 in)
Curvature: 1.8 cm (0.71 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base: 3.27 cm (1.29 in)
Width at Tip: 2.19 cm (0.86 in)
Thickness: 0.73 cm (0.29 in)
Sword Weight: 760 g (1.68 lbs)
Era: Showa 46 (1971)
Shape: The blade is wide, deeply curved, with a regular kissaki (tip).
Jigane: Itame-hada with chikei and fine nie running along the grain, making the texture of the steel clearly visible.
Hamon: Suguha with fine nie, showing beautiful round turn-back at the boshi.

Features: Masuda Yasuyoshi(or Yasuaki or Yasutoshi) was active during the wartime, producing Yasukuni swords. This piece also retains the atmosphere of a Yasukuni sword. The signature and the suguha hamon closely resemble his typical works, while the jigane shows considerable craftsmanship, evoking nostalgia for the past. The swordsmith's real name was Masuda Kaname, born on January 10, Taisho 4 (1915), in Tochigi Prefecture. He joined the Nihonto Tanrenkai at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in Showa 12 (1937). Initially, he worked under the swordsmith Abe Yasunaga and later under Murakami Yasunobu. He won 16 awards, including the Excellent Prize, in the appraisal by the Preservation Society.

Aoi Art’s Comment: A member of the Nihonto Shokai, he received 10 Encouragement Awards and was selected 8 times for the Effort Award. Swordsmith of the Yasukuni Shrine Nihonto Tanrenkai, born in Tochigi Prefecture. He was known for crafting swords for shrine offerings and officer’s military swords. Born in Taisho 4 (1915). The blade shows faint utsuri and has been polished well, revealing the complex structure of the jigane.

with Kiri Box
NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper
Whole Oshigata

Price:600,000JPY

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