Ordering number：AS24533

Tanto in Shirasaya

Signature: Showa 63 Nen Haru Kichijitsu (Spring 1988)
Auspicious Day, Shigehira Saku.
From Grandfather Isamu to Grandson Shimoyama Yuji.

At our company, swords are classified into four levels: Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.
This sword is ranked as Jyo Saku.

Polished
Habaki: Gold-covered single-layered.

Blade Length: 25.8 cm (10.16 in)
Curvature: 0 cm (0 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.71 cm (1.07 in)
Thickness (Kasane): 0.71 cm (0.28 in)
Sword Weight: 235 g (0.52 lbs)

Era: Modern
Shape: A blade with a wide body, three ridges, and a double groove carved on both sides.
A healthy tanto with intact unsharpened edge.

Jigane: A fine small-grained ko-itame hada, well-forged with excellent quality.

Hamon: A suguha with nie, replicating the Awataguchi school, with a deep nioiguchi.
The boshi is a beautifully rounded form.

Features:
Shigehira was born in Showa 17 (1942) in Muikamachi, Uonuma District, Niigata Prefecture.
He was a disciple of Miyairi Yukihira, a Living National Treasure.
He has received numerous awards, including Excellence Awards, Encouragement Awards, and Effort Awards.

Aoi Art's Comment:
This tanto is highly recommended for its exceptional jigane beauty, slightly deep nioiguchi, and elegant shape.
It is a work crafted with Shigehira’s utmost skill, originally created as a gift from a father to his son.

Aoi Art Estimation Paper
Whole Oshigata Included

Auction Starting Price:250,000JPY

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