Ordering Number: 24222

Katana in Shirasaya
Signature: Soshu Ju Kazuhira Saku 相州住和平作
Gifted to my beloved son Akira　父依リ最愛ナル彰ニ贈之
Forged with all my soul in Spring of Showa 53 (1978)
盡精魂限鍛之昭和五十三年春

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This sword is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for the works of Sōshū-jū Wahei.

Habaki:
Blade Length: 67.7 cm (26.65 in)
Curvature: 1.9 cm (0.75 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base: 3.3 cm (1.30 in)
Width at Yokote: 2.54 cm (1.00 in)
Thickness: 0.77 cm (0.30 in)
Sword Weight: 860 g
Era: Spring of Showa 53 (1978)
Shape: wide and thick blade with long kissaki.
Jigane: fine Ko-itame hada
Hamon: Gunome midare with deep nioikuchi and sunagashi and long Kinsuji.

Features: Okubo Kazuhira was born in 1943 in Kanagawa.
He learned from Miyairi Shoei. He became Mukansa swordsmith in 2000. He passed away in 2003. The inscription says, “ fordged with all my soul” indicating that the he worked very hard to forge it as a gift to his son. Perhaps that is why the workmanship is also excellent. The long Kinsuji is especially wonderful.

Aoi Art paper
Whole Oshigata

Price:750,000JPY

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