AS22591 Katana:Gyokushinsai Masakage Saku(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering number: AS22591
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Gyokushinsai Masakage Saku
玉心斉正蔭作
Keiou 3 Nen 6 Gatsu Hi
慶應三年六月日

shinshinto:cyujyousaku:Echigo

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo-saku ranking.
habaki: Silver single Habaki
The blade is polished.
Blade length :70.3 cm or 27,68 inches.
Sori : 1.7cm or 0.67inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.32cm or 1.31inches.
Width at the Kissaki:2.5cm or 0.984inches.
Kasane:0.82cm or 0.32inches.
The weight of the sword 920grams
Era: Edo period Keiou 3 Nen. 1868,June.
Shape: The blade is wide, Kasane is thick, sori is moderate, and Kissaki is a work that extends Bo-hi on the front and back.
Jigane: Koitame skin works well and is beautiful Muji style.
Hamon: This sword is Gunome midare cyoji midare mixed Koashi works well Bo-shi midarekomu

Special feature:Gyokushinsai Masakage Suzuki Masao’s disciple, calling himself Gptp Koisuke, later working under Suishinshi Masatsugu The home country is Etchu Toyama, a swordsmith in Echigo. He is a fairly skilled swordsmith and an excellent swordsmith in Bizen tradition.

Koshirae :
tsuba: Square-shaped sturdy iron Tsuba. Patterns are engraved.
Saya: Dark brown, scabbard made by chopping the tip of rice and mixing it with lacquer.
Tsuba: Mimi is set up on a sturdy square iron tsuba, and Monyou is carved on it.
Menuki: A dragon is carved in gold and copper and colored in gold.
Kojiri: A dragon is highly carved on a shakudo ground and painted with gold.
Kurikata: A dragon is highly carved on a shakudo ground and painted with gold color.

From Aoi Art:This is a wonderful piece by Gyokushin Saimasakage.He became a disciple of Suzuki Masao, a disciple of Kiyomaro, and worked under Suishinshi Masatsugu.The home country is Etchu Toyama, and the work is made by Gyokushin Seishokage, who is known for being a good swordsmith in Echigo, and is heavy and has no defects. It is a wonderful work. It is a work that is well made and I would definitely recommend it.
1868,June.明治元年(9月4日~), 1868. Aoi Bijyutsu:Gyokushin Saimasakage was quite skilled as a swordsmith and entered the
Meiji era when it was about to begin. Before long, Haito rrei came out and production of Japanese swords was prohibited, and Haitou rei was issued and production of swords was prohibited. Unfortunately for him, it is assumed that he has moved on to other jobs. All that was left was this magnificent work.

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