AS26046 Wakizashi：Yasutsune (Naminohira School, around the Meiwa era) (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Order Number: AS26046

Wakizashi in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Yasutsune (Naminohira School, around the Meiwa era)
安常（波平明和頃）

Shinto: Chusaku: Satsuma

We divide swordsmiths into the following rankings according to the quality of their work: Saijo-saku, Jojo-saku, Jo-saku, and Futsu-saku.
This blade is ranked as Jojo-saku among works by Yasutsune.

Habaki: Single silver habaki
Blade Length: 42.0 cm
Sori: 0.7 cm
Mekugi-ana: 1
Motohaba: 3.48 cm
Kasane: 0.66 cm
Blade Weight: 470 g
Period: Around the Meiwa era of the Edo period

Shape: A robust shobu-zukuri wakizashi with a wide blade and substantial thickness.
Jigane: Well-forged and tightly packed ko-itame hada, forming a soft-looking jigane.
Hamon: Nie-deki suguha mixed with notare, covered with coarse nie and accompanied by nijuba. The boshi becomes pointed and turns back deeply.

Special Feature: Robust and powerful blades were favored in Kyushu, and this work is also strongly built and conveys a sense of sharpness.

NBTHK Hozon Token Certificate (currently awaiting issuance, expected around November or December)
Aoi Art Appraisal Certificate: Whole-blade Oshigata
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