AS21309 Katana:Osaka Gassan Sadakatsu Saku(Kao)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering number: AS21309
Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature:　Osaka Gassan Sadakatsu Saku(Kao)
大阪住月山貞勝作(花押）　
Showa 11Nen 2 Gatsu Kichijitsu

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku, Jyo saku, and regular saku)
This sword belongs toJyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished　by high ranking polisher.
Habaki: Gassan Habaki
Blade length:68.2 cm or 26.85inches.
Sori:2.1cm or 0.82inches.
Mekugi:1
Width at the hamachi:3.17 cm or 1.24inches.
Width at the Kissaki:2.24 cm or 0.88inches.
Kasane:0.71cm or 0.27inches.
The weight of the sword:780grams.
Era: Showa 11.
Shape: The blade is broad and thick, it has wide range of Ububa left, with an adequate Sori and longer Kissaki. Well-shaped.
Jigane: Masamedeki is full of lines, to be beautiful Jigane.
Shinogiji: Masame filled with lines is visible, well-grained.
Hamon: Niedeki Gunomemidare and next Masamedeki. Sunagashi and Kinsuji work very well.
Boshi: It turns back round with beautiful Sunagashi.

Special Feature: Gassan Sadakazu 1st generation was a sword smith in Settsu. His real name is Gassan Yagoro. He was born in February in 1836 in Koshu Sukoshimura, and adopted by Gassan Sadayoshi at the age of 7. He started sword making training when he was 11, and mastered Ayasugi-hada at the age of 20. He didn’t stop making swords after the Haitorei (decrees abolishing the wearing of swords in public) in 1877, and in 1892 he exhibited a sword at the World’s Columbian Exposition and won an award, the sword was bought by Meiji Tenno in the next year. He was appointed to an Imperial Household Artist in April of 1906. He was also a famous sculptor. He passed away at the age of 84 in 1918. His sword production period is from 1850(at the age of 15) to 1918. His Jigane often has well-grained Koitame, to be like plain with Jinie, and sometimes has Utsuri, Masame-hada or Ayasugi-hada. Engraving was his best speciality, and he was really good at both simple ones like Bonji/Gomabashi/Hatahoko/Frass Kurikara, and difficult ones like Fudomyouo/Kurikara Dragon/ Dragon/Tiger. He is Gassan Sadakatsu’s father.

From Aoi Art:　This work was made in Showa 11. Those days, nobody had imagined that Japan would have a war against USA, in peace, and sword smiths had more time to make swords: they could make swords far more elaborately. This work has great Jigane with Masamedeki filled with lines, and Hamon of Gunomemidare: a true well-made work. Polishing had been nicely done, well-shaped, and there is lots of Ububa left. We truly recommend this one for you.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata By miss Ayaka Tsuruta.

Auction starting Price:1,600,000 JPY-.