AS24850 Tanto:Yasuyoshi / Yasuaki / Yasutoshi Date: July, 1983 (Showa 58) (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Ordering number:AS24850

Tanto in Koshirae (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Yasuyoshi / Yasuaki / Yasutoshi
Date: July, 1983 (Showa 58)
靖要
昭和五十八年七月日

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Jyo Saku for Yasuyoshi.
Habaki: Gold foil double-layered
Blade Length: 25.2 cm (9.92 in)
Curvature: 0 cm (0.00 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.32 cm (0.91 in)
Width at Tip: 2.32 cm (0.91 in)
Thickness: 0.56 cm (0.22 in)
Sword Weight: 150 g
Shape: This tanto is modeled in the style of a naginata, making its shape quite interesting.
Jigane: Fine ko-itame hada, well-forged, mixed with chikei, showing a varied texture.
Hamon: Nie-based suguha with small ashi, and the boshi turns back in a small circle (komaru).

Features: Real name: Masuda Kaname.
Born January 10, 1915 (Taisho 4) in Tochigi Prefecture.
In 1937 (Showa 12), he joined the Nihonto Tanrenkai located in Yasukuni Shrine, Tokyo.
He forged swords for the Yasukuni Shrine and was granted the name “Yasuyoshi” by the Minister of the Army in 1944 (Showa 19).
After the war, he temporarily ceased swordsmithing but resumed around 1951 (Showa 26), later winning various awards including Encouragement and Effort Awards.
He was selected eight times for shrine dedications and crafted military swords for high-ranking officers.
Born in Taisho 4, he is considered a fairly well-known swordsmith, likely to remain recognized as a maker of Yasukuni-to.

Koshirae: Aikuchi koshirae
Fuchikashira: Horn
Saya (Scabbard): Glossy black lacquered saya
Menuki: Flowers carved in shakudo with gold-colored details

Aoi Art’s Comment: He produced swords within the precincts of Yasukuni Shrine, but had to stop due to the end of the war.
Around 1951 (Showa 26), he resumed work and developed his own style, aiming for old swords (koto), and won numerous awards.

Historical Background: During the war, he made Yasukuni-to at the shrine, but ceased production after the war.
He resumed swordsmithing around 1951 and began making original works freely.
This piece is an excellently crafted tanto mimicking a naginata-naoshi.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper ： Whole Oshigata