AS22182 Katana:Kiyomitsu(Kashu)(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Ordering number: AS22182
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature: Kiyomitsu(Kashu)
Gold inlay Tameshigiri Mei:Kanbun 4 Nen Saru Tatsu Nen 2gatu
7hi Okei Cyusya. Dotan barai
清光(加州)
金象嵌銘 寬文四年申辰年二月七日桶居中車土壇拂

Sue koto:Cyujyo saku:Kasyu
(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: Gold foiled single Habaki
The blade is polished.
Blade length:62.0 cm or 24.40inches.
Sori:1.3cm or　0.51inches.
Mekugi:2
Width at the hamachi:2.88cm or 1.13　inches.
Width at the Kissaki:1.89cm or 0.74inches.
Kasane:0.68cm or 0.26inches.
The weight of the sword:530grams
Era: Muromachi jidai Eisyo era.
Shape: Mihaba and Kasane ie regular size and longer kissaki.
Bo-hi and Soe-hi are engraved with Saidanmei Kirite was Okei Chusya.
Jigane:Koitame hada and well grained withUtsuri appear.
Hamon:Konie deki suguha and Koashi work and suguha Bo-shi is deep koashi ound koashi deep nioikuchi round bo-shi.

Special feature: This Kasyu Kiyomitsu was made at Muromachi period Eisyo era and appear Utsuri.

Koshirae:
Saya: Dark brown Ishimeji Saya with family crest/flower engraving and gold color.
Tsuba :the tsuba was rather small size syakudo plate, and Monyo ws engraved aod flowers.
Menuki : Rise up a big dragon and gold color.
Fuchi:On the syakudo plate, men.flower,and pine tree was engraved with gold color
singnature: signature:zzzzhikone Jyu Migarashi Soten:
Kashira: syakudo was engraved kashira.

From Aoi Art:Gold inlay inscription Kanbun 4 nen Year of the Dragon February 7th Okei Cyusya Although it is unfortunately unknown, it is thought to be the name of the stamp. In other words, it is believed that Okei Chusha performed a last-ditch ritual with this sword on February 7, 1844. The sword is a work that Kiyomitsu (Kashuu) was trial cut from the end of the Muromachi period Eisho. Nao Kono Kiyomitsu was the same in the Shintō period. “It’s shaped like a stem.” Kiyomitsu Kashu resembles Fujishima from the shape of the stem bottom, so Kiyomitsu may be its ancestor. It is a very well-made work with Higo-style koshirae, and it is a work with a gold inlay inscription that I would like to recommend by all means.

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