YASUCHIKA
(Soshu) Yasuchika (fss-320)
Mei: SÔSHÛ
JÛ YASUCHIKA
Date:
BUNKYÛ SANNEN HACHIGATSU HI ( A day in the
eighth month of 1863)
Nagasa : 32 "
Sori: 15.0 mm
Width at the ha-machi: 32.1 mm
Width at the yokote: 22.8 mm
Thickness at the mune-machi: 8.1 mm
Construction: shinogi-zukuri
Mune: iori
Nakago: ubu
Kitae: itame
Hamon: suguba
Boshi: ko-maru
Condition: excellent in polish and
shirasaya
This is a beautiful huge daito that is 32" long with very well forged itame hada and a excellent suguba hamon. Also some masame is mixed in the hada especially in the boshi. The fact that this sword is very strong and large does not deter it from being very elegant and exquisite. It is very typical of fine Japanese taste, The Japanese call this shibui, basically not flashy but deep in quality. The hamon is very active and in hand this sword is very impressive. This daito is made in shoshu style during the shin-shinto era by a good swordsmith. A sword like this with true samurai style mounts that is signed and dated is a fine sword for any collection.
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KOSHIRAI
Tsukamaki is fresh and complement the mounts. The saya lacquer was restored to its original beauty and was expensive.
The habaki on this sword is a larger gold foiled habaki that was very expensive to make but looks beautiful with the fine shirasaya.
PAPERS
NTHK
KANTEISHO
GINRYÛSHI YASUCHIKA
SÔSHIN
Length: 2 shaku 6 sun 9 BU
September 8, 2002
NTHK
No. 15,143
Mei inscription: SÔSHÛ JÛ YASUCHIKA
BUNKYÛ SANNEN HACHIGATSU HI ( A day in the eighth month of 1863)
Kitae: Itame
Hamon: Suguba
Bôshi: Suguba, ko-maru
Nakago: Two mekugi ana, yasurime is kiri
Remarks: Around Bunkyû (1861-1864)
This exquisite large katana comes in fresh polish, shirasaya, tsunagi, with mounts papers and storage bags.
This sword is on consignment.
~SOLD~
Order number for this item is : fss-320
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