AS22444 Katana: Sesshu Tegarayama Ujishige(Masashige)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Description

Ordering number: AS22444

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Sesshu Tegarayama Ujishige(Masashige)
Kyowa Gannen Kanoto Tori 2 Gatsu
播州手柄山氏繁(正繁)

(translation: Ujishige made this sword in Tegarayama, Banshu. Engraved on a day in February, 1801)

shinshinto jyojyo saku : Iwaki
(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 double habaki.
The blade was polished.
Blade length:70.15cm or 27.61inches.
Sori:1.788cm or 0.70inches.
Mekugi:1
Width at the hamachi:3.21cm or 1.26inches.
Width at the Kissaki:2.02cm or 0.79inches.
Kasane:0.62cm or 0.24inches.
The weight of the sword:740grams
Era: Kyowa 1, the Edo period. 1801.
Shape: The blade is broad and thick with slightly deep Sori and longer Kissaki.
Jigane: Koitamehada is very dense.
Hamon: Suguha from Hamachi, Yakidashi, Toranba with deep Nioikuchi.
Uneven changes on the edge. Very clear and wonderful blade edge.
Boshi has deep Nioikuchi and turns back round.

Special feature: He is a younger brother of Ujishige the 3rd.
He changed his Mei later to Masashige, so works with this Mei are really rare.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Shakudo plate, gold lines are engraved.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo plate, althea family crest is engraved with gold color.
Saya: Shu painted Saya
Menuki: Shakudo plate, althea family crest is engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art: It is a masterpiece of Toranba. Toranba
with deep Nioikuchi and it was nicely polished.
It is one of the greatest swords ever made in this world, we truly recommend this to you.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token paper
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata by Ayaka Tsuruta



Winning Bid: ¥2,000,000

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Celtic
2022/12/03 (Sat) 10:02
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