Ordering number: 07045
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae
Signature: Yokoyama Kaga Suke Fuziwara Sukenaga (NBTHK Hozon paper)
Tenpo 10 nen 2 Gatsuhi Kikumon Bishu Osafune ju
Dr Kanzan sensei Sayagaki : Bizen Kuni Osafune Yokoyama Kaga Suke Sukenaga
Tenpo 10Nen Ki Hacyo 2 Syaku 4 Sun Ari Syowa 27Nen Bansyu Kanzan Shi.
The blade was polished .
Blade length : 71.0cm or 27.95inches.
Sori : 2.3cm or 0.91inches.
Width at the hamachi : 3.03cm or 1.19inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 2.14cm or 0.84inches.
Kasane : 0.72cm or 0.28inches.
Era : Late Edo period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick and also deep sori nice looking shape.
Jitetsu :Koitame(small Itame hada) well grained with much Jinie attach.
Hamon :From the Hamachi area Nioideki Suguha hamon and then
Cyoji midare hamon work .
Special feature : Yokoyama Kaga Suke Fuziwara Sukenaga was a second son of Sukehira.
He made his own Hamon like this Cyoji midare hamon and his students learned and made such kind of the Hamon.
This sword is spleanded and gorgeous nice Hamon.
Dr Kanzan said that the blade is Bizen Kuni Osafune Yokoyama Kaga Suke Sukenaga
The blade was made at Tenpo 10 Nen(1839) .
The length of the blade is 72.8cm or 28.66
Syowa 27(1952) late Autumn,he wrote this sword on his diary.
He passed away. The Sayagaki was written at his young age.
NBTHK Hozon paper : Aoi Art estimatin paper : whole Oshigata.
