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Sukesada Katana

No.472946

Yokoyama Ueno Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada Bisyu Osafune jyunin Juyo Candidate Koshibiraki-Gunome A masterpiece 71.4cm

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Mei-Omote
Yokoyama Ueno Daijo Fujiwara Sukesada
Ura-mei
Bisyu Osafune jyunin
Registration
Hyogo 8/3/26
Period
Around the Enpo period in the early Edo period
Size

Hachou 71.4cm (二尺三寸六分) Sori 1.5cm
Moto-Haba 3.2cm Saki-Haba 2.0cm Moto-Kasane 0.78cm Shinogi-Thikess 0.83cm Saki-Kasane 0.61cm Kissaki-Chou 3.2cm Nakago-Chou 20.5cm Weight 823g

Country
Bizen
Shape
Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Wide Mihaba, Standard Sori, Chu-Kissaki.
Kitae
Itamehada, Mixed Mokumehada, Jinie entered fine and thick, Chikei entered finely, Iron is bright and clear.
Hamon
Koshinohiraita-Gunome, Mixed Choujiba, Kaninotsume-style Gunome entered, Tamayaki-kakari, There are many Ashi, Small-Nie entered deeply well, Sunagashi-kakari, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
Boushi
Deep Yaki, Suguni-Komaru, Sakihakikake, Fukaku-Kaeru(Deep Return)
Nakago
Ubu, Sakikurijiri, Yasurime-kattesagari, Mekugiana is one.
Habaki
Kinks single(Wearing a single layer of gold.)
Drscription
Ueno Daijo Sukesada was born in 1621. His name was Yokoyama Heibei, and he was the sixth generation grandson of the first Yozaemonnojo Sukesada. He received the title of Ueno Daijo in 4th Kanbun(1664), and was the most skilled of the Shinto Sukesadas.
He died in 1721 at the age of 89.
This sword has wide Mihaba, Standard Sori, Motosaki-habasa-tsuku, It has the appearance of the Enpo era, Itamehada, Mixed Mokumehada, Jinie entered fine and thick, Chikei entered finely with beautiful Jigane, Koshibiraki-Gunomejouji, Gorgeouse Yaki, Kaninotsume, It has a rich variety of styles, including Tamayakikakaru, Deep Nie-Nioi, Excellent Deki, It is full of ambition, Jiba is clear outstanding. This is a masterpiece that could be considered the representative work of Ueno Daijo, who is a candidate for the Juyo award.
We bought a new Shirasaya knife at Ubu-dashi, We had it Saijo-Togi (sharpened to the highest) standard for 400,000 yen, and it just passed Tokubetsuhozon Shinsa inspection last year, so it's in perfect condition.
祐定 刀 特別保存刀剣