Katana
Ordering number: 07484
Katana in Shirasaya NBTHK Hozon paper
Signature: Kasama Ikkansai Shigetsugu Saku.
Syowa 7 Nen 2 Gatsu Kichijitsu.
Sayagaki:by Dr.Fukunaga Suiken.
The blade was polished .
Blade length : 74.7 cm or 29.4 inches.
Sori : 2.0 cm or 0.78 inches.
Width at the hamachi : 3.14 cm or 1.23 inches.
Wide at the Kissaki : 2.15 cm or 0.84 inches.
Kasane : 0.74 cm or 0.29 inches.
Era : Syowa period.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick long and also longer kissaki nice looking
shape.
Jitetsu :Koitame hada well grained with Jinie attach.
Hamon : Koniedeki Gunome Cyoji midare hamon.
In Ha, there are ashi and Yo and also Kinsuji sunagashi work.
Special feature : Ikkansai Shigetsugu was born in 1886
in Shizuoka pref. as a nephew of Miyairi Ikkansai Shigetoshi who was
also a swordsmith. Shigetsugu learned under his uncle and Morioka Masayoshi.
Shigetsugu went to Tokyo in 1903 and entered to the Tokiwa-Matsu Token
Kenkyu-sho the Toyama house. Shigetsugu became a chief swordsmith and
made several special swords to present. Accordiing to the inscription
on the tang, he forged this katana accepting a personal order of Mr.
Miyagi. Shigetsugu spent his life to revive and passing down the traditional
method of tempering Japanese sword. Shigetsugu passed away in 1966, aged
80.
Miyairi Akihira and Tsukamoto Okimasa were his famous excellent pupils.
Later Miyairi Akihira became a preserver of Important Intangible Cultural
Assets, popularly known as Living National Treasures. Tsukamoto Okimasa
became Shigetsugu's son-in-law but died while still young.
This sword has Sayagaki by Fukunaga Suiken sensei.
This blade is long and active splendid work.
I think this item is one of the best quality.
NBTHK Hozon paper : Aoi Art estimatin paper : whole Oshigata.
