AS25688 Katana: Mumei (Unsigned) (Den Sa Sadayoshi)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering Number: AS25688

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Incription: Mumei (Unsigned) (Den Sa Sadayoshi 伝 左貞吉)

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

Habaki: silver double habaki
Blade Length: 68.9cm (27.13in)
Curvature: 1.5cm (0.59in)
Mekugi-ana: 2
Motohaba: 2.69cm (1.06in)
Sakihaba: 2.08cm (0.82in)
Kasane: 0.6cm (0.24in)
Weight: 630g
Era: Nanbokucho period, 14th century

Shape: slightly wide O-suriage mumei blade with large kissaki, the typical form from Nanbokucho period.
Jigane: Itame and Mokume with Ji-nie and Chikei with carving of Bohi and bonji (sanskrit character)
Hamon: Suguha and Notare with Nie making Sunagashi.

Features:
O-Sa, the teacher of Sa Yoshikichi, was a swordsmith from Hakata during the Nanbokucho period and is counted among the Ten Great Disciples of Masamune (Masamune Jittetsu). Departing from the traditional Kyushu style, he incorporated the Soshu style and established a distinctive workmanship characterized by bright and brilliant jigane and hamon, enriched with vivid chikei and kinsuji. His disciples, collectively known as the Sue-Sa —including Yukihiro, Yoshisada, Kunihiro, Hiroyuki, Hiroyasu, and Sadayuki—inherited their master’s style and carried on the flourishing style.

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NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Certificate
Aoi-Art appraisal paper
whole oshigata