AS25536 Katana:Yatsushiro ju Yoshitsugu saku Date: October, 1986 (Showa 61)

Ordering Number: AS25536

Katana in Shirasaya

Signature: Yatsushiro ju Yoshitsugu saku
Date: October, 1986 (Showa 61)
八代住吉次作
昭和六十一年十月日

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This sword is ranked as Jyo Saku (above average grade) among the works of Yatsushiro ju Yoshitsugu.
Habaki: Silver single-piece habaki
Blade Length: 74.4 cm (29.29 in)
Curvature: 1.8 cm (0.71 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.40 cm (1.34 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.72 cm (1.07 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.73 cm (0.29 in)
Sword Weight: 895 g
Shape: A wide and thick blade with deep curvature and bohi (grooves) carved on both sides.
Ubuha (original edge) remains.
Jigane: Ko-itame-hada, densely forged with ji-nie attached.
Hamon: Nie-based gunome-midare.
Kinsuji actively appears, and the boshi becomes midare-komi with a pointed return.

Features:　Yatsushiro ju Yoshitsugu, also known as Junji Yamada, is a swordsmith from Kyushu.
He studied under the highly regarded Mukansa swordsmith Moriyoshi Tanikawa.
His workmanship closely resembles that of his teacher.
Like Tanikawa Moriyoshi, he favored blades with wide bodies and thick kasane, and he has earned significant recognition for emulating Kiyomaro.

Aoi Art’s Comment:　If the hamon forms into a well-arranged toranba, it may reach the Mukansa level.

Aoi Art estimation paper
Whole Oshigata
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