AS22606 Wakizashi: Bisyu Osafune Iesuke(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering number: AS22606

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature :Bisyu Osafune Iesuke.
Ouei 33 Nen 8 Gatsu hi.
備州長船家助

Cyu Koto:cyujyo saku:wazamono:Bizen
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo saku ranking.
habaki:silver double habaki.
The blade was polished.
Blade length : 49.0cm or 19.29 inches.
Sori :1.1 cm or 0.43 inches.
Mekugi : 2
Width at the hamachi : 2.79cm or1.09 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.83cm or 0.72inches.
Kasane :0.59 cm or0.23 inches.
The weight of the sword 395 grams
Era : Muromachi jidai early era Ouei 33Nen 1427.
Shape : Mihaba is wide and Kasane is thick and slightly deep and the cutting edge
extends, and there are Bohi and Soehi on the front and back.
Jigane :Komokume is well kneaded and becomes a beautiful Jigane with Jinie and Utsuri
appears.
Hamon :It becomes a somewhat large Gunome midare hamon, and it fluctuates up and
down, bo-shi, and goes into disorder.

Special feature:Iesuke is from the Bizen Kozori school, Naruie and iemori. Mitsumori,
Mitsuhiro, Mitsushige, etc. are active, but the base iron of this work is well made, and the
faint image appears, and at first glance it is reminiscent of Bizen Morimitsu.

Koshirae :
Saya :lack painted wax scabbard
Tsuba :At first glance, it looks like an Akasaka-style iron guard
Menuki : Engrave a flower pattern on a brass base.
Kozuka:On the syakudo nanako plate, a design of a samurai fighting is engraved with
high-quality gold and colored painting.
Fuchigashira:A person and a ship are highly carved on a shakudo ground and painted
with go

From Aoi Art:It’s a well-made work by Iesuke, and it’s a solid Nikuoki (healthy) work with
no flaws.
It is well made and has a fitting, so please purchase it.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Touken,
Aoi Art estimation paper
whole Oshigata by Ayaka Tsuruta