AS25657 Katana: Higo no Kuni Ju Akamatsu Tarou Kaneteru Saku(1988)

Katana in Shirasaya

Inscription:
Higo no Kuni Ju Akamatsu Tarou Kaneteru Saku
肥後国住赤松太郎兼照作
Tsuchinoe-Tatsu 11Gatsu Kichijitsu (November, 1988)
戊辰十一月吉日

We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.
This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Terukane.

Habaki: silver single habaki
Blade Length: 74.6 cm (29.37 in)
Curvature: 2.0 cm (0.79 in)
Width at Base(Motohaba): 3.44 cm (1.35 in)
Width at tip(Sakihaba): 3.14 cm (1.24 in)
Thickness: 0.73 cm (0.29 in)
Blade Weight: 910g
Era: modern times, 1988

Shape: wide and thick blade with carving of Kusa-no-Kurikara and Boshi.
Jigane: plain-like jigane with fine Jinie.
Hamon: Kok-nie base Gunome midare with Ashi, Kinsuji and Sunagashi. Boshi is midare and pointed.

Features:
Higo no Kuni ju Akamatsu Taro Kaneteru was a swordsmith from Kumamoto Prefecture and produced works inspired by Kiyomaro. Kyushu has long been known for producing swords with bold and powerful forms, and this piece is likewise a healthy work with a solid, distinctly Kyushu-style appearance. The polishing has also been well executed.

Aoi-Art estimation Paper
whole Oshigata

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