AS25571 Katana：Musashi Taro Yasukuni Shin Ju-go Mai Kojō Saku(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Orderig number:AS25571

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Musashi Taro Yasukuni
Shin Ju-go Mai Kojō Saku
武蔵太郎安国
真十五枚甲状作

Shinto: Jyo Saku: Musashi
We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This piece is ranked as a Jyojyo Saku among works by Musashi Taro Yasukuni.
Habaki: Double gold-covered habaki
Blade Length: 62.6 cm (24.65 in)
Curvature: 1.2 cm (0.47 in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.87 cm (1.13 in)
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 1.83 cm (0.72 in)
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.72 cm (0.28 in)
Sword Weight: 575 grams
Shape: A well-balanced blade with standard width and thickness, slightly short in length with deep curvature and a large boshi.
Jigane: Ko-itame hada, well-forged and beautiful in appearance.
Hamon: Long yakidashi, moderate curvature, extended and angular gunome-midare pattern.
The boshi is rounded with deep turn-back and includes yakiba on the shinogi-ji.

Features: Musashi Taro Yasukuni is one of the most well-known swordsmiths of the Bushu school.
He gained further fame through the film Daibosatsu Toge, where the character played by Chiezō Kataoka (later Raizō Ichikawa) used a sword made by Yasukuni.
At that time, movies were a dominant form of entertainment, and many frequently watched productions by Toei and others.
Among Bushu swords, Yasukuni’s works—especially those inscribed with Shin Ju-go Mai Kojō Saku—are highly sought after.
He was a student of Omura Kahoku, of the Shimohara school, and lived in Azabu, Edo.
Most of his works are engraved with “Shin Ju-go Mai Kojō Saku,” which refers to the forging structure he employed.

Koshirae:
Tsuba: Round iron tsuba with an openwork design of a spiral shell
Fuchikashira: Shakudo nanako-ji base with patterns in gold and shakudo
Saya (Scabbard): Uniquely lacquered saya
Menuki: A person in high relief, detailed with gold iroe coloring

Aoi Art’s Comment: Musashi Taro Yasukuni is a well-known swordsmith who commonly engraved “Shin Ju-go Mai Kojō Saku” on the tang.
He was a student of Omura Kahoku.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: Whole Oshigata

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