太刀 相州住和平作 昭和甲子年春吉日 無監査刀匠 人間国宝 宮入昭平門 映り立ち飛び焼き金筋頻りに掛る相州伝傑作 二尺五寸一分
Hozon Token

Kazuhira Tachi

No.604099

Tachi Sosyu jyu Kazuhira-saku Auspicious day in spring, year of the Kinoene, Mukansa-Tosyo, NingenKokuho(Living national treasure) Miyairi Akihira school, Utsuritachi, Tobiyaki, Kinsuji entered frequently, Sosyuden, a masterpiece 76.2cm

¥1,200,000（tax included）
Mei-Omote
相州住和平作 Sosyu jyu Kazuhira-saku
Ura-mei
昭和甲子年春吉日 Auspicious day in spring, year of the Kinoene,
Registration
Kanagawa 3/19/59(Showa)
Period
1984
Size

Hachou 76.2cm　(二尺五寸一分)　Sori 2.6cm
Moto-Haba 3.5cm　Saki-Haba 2.4cm　Moto-Kasane 0.70cm　Shinogi-Thikess 0.78cm　Saki-Kasane 0.52cm　Kissaki-Chou 3.4cm　Nakago-Chou 21.6cm　Weight 795g

Shape
Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Wide Mihaba, Deep Sori, Koshizori-tsuki, Chu-Kissaki-tsumaru.
Kitae
Small-Mokumehada-tsumi, Jinie entered thick, Chikei entered frequently, Iron is clear., Utsuritatsu.
Hamon
Notare, Mixed Gunome, Yubashiri, Tobiyaki, Nijuba entered frequently, There are Ashi and You frequently, Nie entered well, Mixed Rough-Nie, Kinsuji entered frequently, Deep Nioi, Nioikuchi is bright.
Boushi
Midarekonde-Komaru
Nakago
Ubu, Sakikurijiri, Yasurimesujikai, Mekugiana is one(1)
Habaki
Double gold.
Drscription
Kazuhira's real name was Ohkubo Towazu, born in 1943. He became a disciple of NingenKokuho(Living National Treasure) Miyairi Akihira in 1961, and in 1967 he entered the 3rd Shinsaku-Meitouten(New Masterpiece Sword Exhibition) and was selected. Since then, he has received the Excellence Award twice, the Encouragement Award twice, and the Effort Award seven times. In 2000, he became a Mukansa of 　NBTHK(the Japan Art Sword Preservation Association). He passed away in 2003.
This Tachi has wide Mihaba, Deep Sori, Koshizori-tsuki, It has the shape of a Kamakura-period Tachi, known as an Ikubi-Kissaki. Small-Mokumehada-tsumi, Shining Jinie entered thick, Chikei entered frequently with beautiful Jigane, Notare, Mixed Gunome, Yubashiri, Nijuba, Tobiyaki entered frequently, There are Ashi and You frequently, Nie entered well, Kinsuji entered frequent and long, Deep Nioi, Nioikuchi is bright. It is a masterpiece that is indistinguishable from the Sosyu-den masterpieces of the Kamakura period.
和平 太刀 保存刀剣