AS25219 Katana: Bushu Ju Ishido Hata Toren(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)(Consignment Sale)

Katana in Shirasaya　with Kohisrae(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature: Bushu Ju Ishido Hata Toren(Morihisa) 武州住石堂秦東連
Kanbun 6 nen 2 gatsuhi 寛文六年二月日

We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku.

Habaki: Double-layered gold-covered
Blade length : 68.79 cm (27.08 in)
Sori: 1.1 cm (0.43 in)
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi: 3.38 cm (1.33 in)
Wide at the Kissaki: 2.18 cm (0.86 in)
Kasane: 0.72 cm (0.28 in)
Era: the early Edo period, 1666

Shape: wide,thick blade with small curveture, typical shape of Kanbun blade
Jigane: Koitame hada with Jinie and faint Utsuri
Hamon: Nioi-deki little blurring Ko-gunome and Choji with much Ashi and Yo.

Special feature:
Bushū Ishidō Hata Toren was a swordsmith from the Edo Ishidō school and also signed as Morihisa.
The hamon of this piece, with a fine pattern and slightly blurred, seems to emulate the style of old Ichimonji, the faint Utsuri on the Jigane also indicates that. This piece stands out as an exceptionally healthy and well-crafted work among Azumaren’s works.　This piece was featured as a kantei-to (appraisal sword) in Token Bijutsu No. 555, published in April, Heisei 15 (2003).

Koshirae:
Tsuba: iron base with a design of paulownia.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo base with a design of waves.
Menuki: a design of octopus.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.