Ordering Number: 24588

Katana in Shirasaya with another saya (NBTHK Hoozn Token)

Inscription: Oite Sanryutei Kaga-jin Masamine
Showa 35 nen 2gatsu hi
Daihannya Nagamitsu Sakui

We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.
This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku.

Habaki: Silver single habaki
Blade Length: 73.7cm (29.0in)
Curvature: 2.8cm (1.1in)
Width at Base(Motohaba): 3.4cm(1.3in)
Width at tip(Sakihaba): 2.3cm(0.9in)
Thickness: 0.6cm (0.2in)
Blade Weight: 765g
Era: 1960
Shape: wide and thick blade with deep curvature and Bohi carving.
Jigane: beautiful Ko-moume hada
Hamon: Chojimidare and Gunome midare with Ashi and Kinsuji. Boshi is midare.

Features: This work is a copy of Nagamitsu, a national treasure sword, which was originally an heirloom of the Ashikaga family and passed to Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu, and it was awarded in a contemporary sword contest. The Sayagaki appears to have been done by Masamine himself.

NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi-Art estimation Paper
whole Oshigata

Price:2,750,000JPY

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