Ordering Number: 24515

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Inscription:
Bizen Koku Osafune Ju Yokoyama Sukekane Saku
備前国長船住横山祐包作
Keio 2 Nen Shogatsu (January 1866)
慶應二年正月日
Tomonari 58 Dai Mago (58th grandchild of Tomonari)
友成五十八代孫

At our company, we rank swordsmiths' works into four categories: Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.
This work is classified as Jyo Saku.

Habaki: Gold-covered single habaki
Blade Length: 2 shaku 3 sun 6 bu (71.5cm, 28.2in)
Curvature: 6 bu (1.8cm, 0.7in)
Mekugi-ana: 1
Width at Base: 3.35cm (1.32in)
Width at Tip: 2.25cm (0.89in)
Thickness: 0.78cm (0.31in)
Sword Weight: 840 grams
Era: the end of Edo period (1866)
Shape: wide and thick blade with deep curvature and long kissaki.
Jigane: Ko-itame hada with Chikei.
Hamon: Gunome and Choji midare with Kinsuji. Boshi is rounded.
Features: Sukakane inscribed his name as "Tomonari 58th grandshild" following the 1st and 2nd generations of Yokoyama Sukenaga. Yokoyama Sukenaga speializes in Choji midare, and Sukekane also took over his style.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Shakudo nanako, dragon and clouds.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo, dragon an clouds.
Menuki:picture of a bird

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper
Aoi Art Estimation Paper
Whole Oshigata

Price:1,450,000JPY

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