脇差 以南蛮鉄越前康継 最上作 金筋砂流し幾重にも掛り地刃明るく冴える健全最高傑作
Tokubetsu Hozon Token

Echizen Yasutsugu Wakizashi

No.049237

Wakizashi I-nanbantetsu Echizen Yasutsugu Saijo-saku Kinsuji Sunagashi hangs several times Jiba is bright and clear Kenzen A Masterpiece.

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Mei-Omote
葵紋 以南蛮鉄越前康継 Aoimon I-nanbantetsu Echizen Yasutsugu
Registration
Okayama 9/3/15(Heisei)
Period
Early Edo period
Size

Hachou 42.2cm (一尺三寸九分) Sori 1.0cm
Moto-Haba 3.1cm Saki-Haba 2.6cm Moto-Kasane 0.54cm Shinogi-Thikess 0.70cm Saki-Kasane 0.58cm Kissaki-Chou 6.7cm Nakago-Chou 13.5cm Weight 423g

Country
Echizen
Shape
Shinogidukuri, Iorimune, Wide Mihaba, Slightly Shallow Sori, Oh-Kissaki.
Kitae
Itamehada, Mixed Mokumehada, Jinie entered fine and thick, Chikei entered well, Iron is bright and clear.
Hamon
Notare, Mixed Gunome, Yubashiri Tobiyaki-kakari,, Shima-gakari, Ashi entered well, Deep Nie entered a lot, Kinsuji and Sunagashi hangs several times, Deep Nioi, Nioikuchi is bright and clear.
Boushi
Midarekonde-Komaru, Sakihaki-kakeru
Nakago
Ubu, Sakiiriyamagata, Yasurime-kattesagari, Mekugiana are two(2).
Habaki
A single layer of gold
Drscription
Yasutsugu Echizen is a swordsmith held by the Tokugawa Shogunate and the Echizen Matsudaira family.
Known as Aoi Shimosaka, both the first and second generations are listed in Shinto's best work.He specializes in copying old Jousaku, and many of the Masamune, Sadamune, and Nobukuni, which were introduced by the daimyo family, are believed to have been made by Yasutsugu.
The first Yasutsugu was born in Shimosakagou, Sakata-gun, Ouminokuni, and was said to be a child of Mino Akasaka Senjuin Hitonaga, and his name was Shimosaka Ichizaemon.
He received Higo Daijou during the Bunroku era and received the possession of 40 stones from Yuki Hideyasu, who entered Echizen in the 6th year of Keicho (1601).Initially named Echizen Shimosaka, it was called by Ieyasu Tokugawa and Hidetada around the 11th year of Keicho.
He was recognized for his skill when he forged a sword, and was allowed to cut Ieyasu's character and "Aoimon".He becomes a blacksmith for the shogunate and he receives fifty men.After that, until the second generation, it is said that he will hit in Edo and Echizen every other year. Yasutsugu Edo III is the firstborn of Yasutsugu II, and his name is Umasuke.His father died when he was seventeen years old, and an inheritance dispute arose with Shirouuemon, the third son of the first Yasutsugu. Since then, the Shimosaka family has divided into Edo and Echizen to make swords.
This sword has Wide Mihaba, With a diligent appearance that becomes Oh-Kissaki, Mixed Mokume in Itame, Jinie entered fine and thick, Chikei entered well, Iron is clear and beautiful Jitetsu, Notare, Mixed Gunome, Yubashiri Tobiyaki-kakari, Shima-kakari, Ashi entered well, Deep Nie entered well, Kinsuji Sunagashi hangs several times, Deep Nioi, Nioikuchi is bright and clear, This is an outstandingly Kenzen a masterpiece.
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