Ordering number：24769

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (53rd NBTHK Juyo Token)
Signature: Sakakura Gonnoshin Terukane 坂倉言之進照包

We divide four sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Saijyo Saku.

Habaki: Double-layered gold-covered
Blade Length: 2 shaku 2 sun 3 bu 5 rin (67.7 cm / 26.65 in)
Curvature: 6 bu 5 rin (1.97 cm / 0.78 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.37 cm (1.33 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.38 cm (0.94 in)
Thickness (Kasane): 0.73 cm (0.29 in)
Sword Weight: 765 g

Era: the early Edo period around the Kanbun, the 17th century.
Shape: wide and thick stout blade with deep curveture and long kissaki.
Jigane:extremely fine Ko-itame hada, which is a feature of Osaka SHinto.
Hamon: Nie base thick and soft Suguha with Ashi and much sunagashi and kinsuji. Boshi is Hakikake and rounded.

Features:
Among Terukane's works, works with Suguha(straight blade pattern) are rare, and Juyo Certificate mentions that this piece was thought to be modeled after works of Go Yoshihiro, the Soshuden swordsmith in Nanbokucho period.
While NBTHK Juyo review tend to value dynamically disordered blade patterns more highly than suguha, The Suguha of this piece is thick and soft as if blurred, with much sunagashi and Kinsuji in it, presenting a complex and attractive aspect, showing the high level of the swordsmith's skill.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Mokko-shaped Shakudo nanako plate featuring a high-relief dragon with golded inlays.
Fuchikashira: Shakudō nanako-ji with high-relief carving of tigers.
Menuki: the motif is unknown, but it looks like plants.

53rd NBTHK Juyo Token Certificate
Aoi Art’s Estimation Paper & Whole Oshigata Include

Price:4,000,000JPY

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