AS20452-Katana: Sukemitsu (4th generation)

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature:　Sukemitsu (4th generation)
Daiei 2 Nen 8 Gatsu Hi

AOI Bijyutasu Syosin Kanteisyo NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
(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.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : silver single habaki
Blade length: 66.67 cm or 26.25 inches.
Sori : 2.42 cm or 0.95 inches.
Mekugi: 2
Width at the hamachi: 2.87 cm or 1.13 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.06 cm or 0.81 inches.
Kasane : 0.69 cm or 0.27 inches.
Weight of the blade: 710 grams
Era: Muromachi period Daiei era
Shape: The regular size sword with deep sori and long kissaki.
Jigane: Koitame Hada and komokume hada are mixed with jini attach.
There are clear utsuri.
Hamon : Nie deki and K.oniedeki Choji midare with small ashi.
There are fine sunagashi and kinsuji in the blade.
Bo-shi is midarekomi hakikake style. There are kinsuji in the blade.

Special feature:　Sukemitsu the first generation is Yoshioka Ichimonji Skemitsu. The school of Sukemitsu is continued to the 5 generation in the late Muromachi period. The signature says that this sword was made
in Daiei era, so it is the work of the 4th generation.
The first generation Sukemitsu is the Yoshioka Ichimonji Sukemitsu.
This work also followed Yoshioka Ichimonji style and Itamehada
and　Mokumehada is mixed in even Shinogiji.
There are many Kinsuji in the blade.

Koshirae :
Saya: Black Saya
Tsuba: On the round iron Tsuba,
the axe and gavel are engraved openwork.
Menuki: On the shakudo plate, the dragon is engraved with gold color.
Fuchigashira: Shakudo Ishimeji with gold color.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper
Whole Oshigata.