AS22034 Katana:Musashi Kuni Omiya Ju Ihara Teruhide Tsukuru Kore

Ordering number: AS22034
Katana in Shirasaya

Signature : Musashi Kuni Omiya Ju Ihara Teruhide Tsukuru Kore
武蔵国大宮住井原輝日天作之
Showa 48 Nen Hi Mizunoto Ushi Doshi 3 Gatsu Kichijitsu
昭和四十八年日癸丑年三月吉日

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku, Jyo saku, and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki: Gold foiled single habaki.
Blade length:75.1cm or inches.
Sori:1.4cm or inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi: 3.61cm or inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.61cm or inches.
Kasane: 0.81cm or inches.
The weight of the sword: 1075grams.
Era: Modern times
Shape: The blade is broad and thick with adequate Sori and longer Kissaki. Very powerful.
Jigane: Beautiful Itamehada with Konie is grained well with Jinie.
Hamon: Niedeki Suguha, Koashi comes in and Kinsuji comes in very finely to be Nijuba and Sanjuba with Kinsuji. It is similar to Ikkanshi.

Special Feature: He founded the “Saitamaken Tanrenkai”(Forging group of Saitama prefecture) in Showa 15. He was awarded 14 times. A pupil of Kurihara Hikosaburo Akihide. Former Army Approved swordsmith. He was born in Taisho 3.

From Aoi Art: He was making swords before the WW2. After the WW2, making swords was prohibited once, and he restarted making swords as soon as it was allowed again. This work is a powerful and solid work with broad and thick blade with weight of 1075 grams.

Aoi Art estimation paper
whole Oshigata by Ayaka Tsuruta
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