AS21054 Dai Sho:Oumi Kami Takagi Ju Sukenao(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering number: AS21054
Dai Sho
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Dai: in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature : Oumi Kami Takagi Ju Sukenao
Empo 8 Nen 8 Gatsu

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to saijyo saku ranking.
habaki: Gold foiled single habaki.
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 71.9 cm or 28.30inches.
Sori : 2cm or 0.78inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 3.2cm or 1.25inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.4cm or 0.94inches.
Kasane :0.8 cm or 0.31inches.
The weight of the sword 785 grams
Era : In August, Empo 8, the Edo period
Shape : There are Suriage and Machiokuri. The blade has Mei(Uramei) perfectly left. Naginata-naoshi shape with O-Kissaki and deep Sori. Well-shaped.
Jigane : Koitamehada is grained well with Jinie. Beautiful Jigane.
Hamon : Niedeki Gunomemidare with deep Nioikuchi. Kinsuji and Sunagashi work in Hachu like Toranba. Boshi is big and becomes Nijuba and ends with Hakikake.

Special feature: Oumi Kami Sukenao was born in Takagi, Oumi in Kanei 16, as known as Magotarou. He learned sword-making from Tsuda Sukehiro and became a husband of master’s younger sister. He came back to Takagi after he started his business on his own, but he came back to Osaka because his master had passed away. His style is quite similar to his masters’. We can say that this is Saijo saku.

Koshirae：
Tsuba: A bundle of rice ears and sparrows are engraved.
Fuchikashira: patterns are engraved with gold color.
Saya: Darkbrown Aogai-Chirashi Saya with ogre engraving by copper.
Menuki: Shishi-dogs are engraved with gold color.
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Sho: in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature :Oumi Kami Takagi Ju Sukenao
近江守高木住助直　　
Aoi Bijyutsu Syoshin Kanteisyo :Tokubetsu Hozon sword museum.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to saijyo saku ranking.
habaki:gold wrapped single habaki.
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 54.4 cm or 21.41inches.
Sori :1.2cm or 0.47inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2.9cm or 1.14inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.1cm or 0.82inches.
Kasane :0.65 cm or 0.25 inches.
The weight of the sword 570grams
Era : The Edo period
Jigane :Koitamehada is grained well with Jinie. Beautiful Jigane.
Hamon : Niedeki Suguha with deep Nioikuchi and Gunomemidare. The blade edge is soft and bright. Boshi is round Hakikake. Sunagashi and small Kinsuji work in Hachu.

Koshirae：
Tsuba: A bundle of rice ears and sparrows are engraved.
Fuchikashira: patterns are engraved with gold color.
Saya: Darkbrown Aogai-Chirashi Saya with Otafuku engraving by copper.
Menuki: Shishi-dogs are engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art: This work has Suguhadeki with deep Nioikuchi, Notareba with round Gunomemidare, and Ohada Jigane.

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NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token paper for each blade.
whole Oshigata　by　Ayaka Tsuruta

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