Ordering number: AS24108

Katana in Shirasaya, with Box (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Osaka Ju Gassan Sadakatsu (Kao)
Koki 2601 Nen 3 Gatsu Hi(March 1941)
大阪住月山貞勝(花押)
皇紀二千六百一年三月

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Gassan Sadakatsu.
Polished
Habaki: Silver single layer (Gassan Habaki)
Blade Length: 67.0 cm (26.38 in)
Curvature: 1.7 cm (0.67 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base: 2.58 cm (1.02 in)
Width at Tip: 1.66 cm (0.65 in)
Thickness: 0.59 cm (0.23 in)
Sword Weight: 495 g
Era: March, Showa 16 (1941)
Shape: Slightly slender, with about 5 cm of unpolished blade remaining.
Inscribed with "Koki 2601 Nen 3 Gatsu Hi(March 1941)".
Jigane: Koitame hada, well-forged and of high quality, resembling the Yamashiro tradition.
Hamon: Straight hamon with notable Gunome midare, continuing from the base to the tip.

Features: Gassan Sadakatsu (Eitaro Gassan) was a renowned swordsmith representing the Taisho to early Showa periods.
Born in the second year of Meiji (1869), he was the son of the first Gassan Sadakazu.
Although his own signed works were few until his forties due to his father's high reputation, his works from the 1920s onwards demonstrate his superb skill.
He forged swords for the Imperial Household Agency and for offering to Ise Jingu Shrine, maintaining strict and sincere craftsmanship.
In 1935, he moved his forging site to Yoshino Mountain to create swords with a pure heart in a pure place.
He trained many notable swordsmiths, including his son, the second Gassan Sadakazu, and Takahashi Sadatsugu of Ehime, both of whom became Living National Treasures.
His style includes a reversed Choji midare, Ayasugi hada forging, mastering the Soshu, Bizen, and Yamato traditions.
The Ayasugi hada, known as Gassan hada, is a tradition inherited from the Kamakura period and continues to the present.
He also displayed exceptional talent in carvings.
He passed away on December 24, 1943, at the age of 74.

Aoi Art’s Comment: This work is inscribed with "Koki 2601 Nen 3 Gatsu Hi(March 1941)" and has the excellent Jigane reminiscent of the Yamashiro tradition.
It is a work from March, Showa 16 (1941).
Gassan Sadakatsu is a highly popular swordsmith, and the value of his swords is expected to increase in the future.
We recommend this Katana for you.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token(*will be issued later)
AoiArt estimation paper
Whole Oshigata
With Box

Auction Starting Price:1,350,000 JPY-.

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