AS24683 Katana: Yamato Kami Yasusada with Saidan-mei (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS24683

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature:
Yamato Kami Yasusada 大和守安定
Manji 3 Kanoe-Ne 12 Gatsu 13 Nichi (December 13th,1660)
万治三万治庚子十二月十三日
Yamano Kaemon Jo Nagahisa (written seal mark)
山野加右衛門尉永久
Futatsu Do Saidan
貳ツ胴截斷

According to our standards, this blade is ranked as Jōjōsaku (Excellent Work) for the smith Yamato no Kami Yasusada.

Habaki: Gold foiled single Habaki.
Blade Length: 2 shaku 3 sun 4 bu (71.0cm / 27.9in)
Curvature: 3 bu (0.9cm / 0.4in)
Mekugi Holes: 2
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.0cm (1.2in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 1.8cm (0.7in)
Thickness (Kasane): 0.7cm (0.3in)
Sword Weight: 695g
Era: the early Edo period around mid-17th century.
Shape: slightly wide blade with small Sori.
Jigane: fine Itame hada with Jinie
Hamon: Nie base thick Gunome and Notare. Boshi is rounded with deep nioikuchi.

Features: Yamato Kami Yasusada is said to have learned from Yasutsugu or Izumi Kami Kaneshige, who is a teacher of Kotetsu.
Yasusada’s swords were said to be sharp and many of his works have the cutting inscription by Yamano Kauemon, a test cutter in mid-Edo period. His sword was popular among samurai in the end of Edo period and is known to have been owned by Okita Souji, a swordsman in the Shinsengumi.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Round shaped shakudo tsuba with engraving of a tiger and a waterfall.
Fuchi-Kashira: Shibuichi, a picture of a dragon
Kojiri: Shibuichi, a picture of a tiger
Menuki: One depicts a dragon, and the other shows a samurai on horseback

Aoi Art’s Comment: Meny of Yasusada’s work have cutting inscriptions by Yamano Nagahisa. They may have been close together.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate (*will be issued later)
Aoi Art estimation paper
whole Oshigata