AS25825 Tanto：Kiyofusa Saku (Mukansa Swordsmith) Dated: An Auspicious Day in August, Year of Tsuchinoe-Inu(2018)

Ordering Number: AS25825

Tanto in Shirasaya

Signature: Kiyofusa Saku (Mukansa Swordsmith)
Dated: An Auspicious Day in August, Year of Tsuchinoe-Inu(2018)
清房作(無監査刀匠)
戊戌歳八月日

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This blade is ranked as Jyojyo Saku among the works of Kiyofusa.

Habaki: Single copper habaki with gold iroe.
Blade Length: 28.7 cm (11.30 in).
Curvature: 0.1 cm (0.04 in).
Mekugi Hole: 1.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 2.95 cm (1.16 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.41 cm (0.16 in).
Sword Weight: 165 g.
Era: Modern period.(2018)
Shape: A tanto with a wide mihaba and relatively thin kasane.
Jigane: Well-forged ko-itame hada with faint utsuri.
Hamon: Ko-nie-deki suguha with well-defined ko-ashi.

Features: Yamaguchi Kiyofusa was born in 1932 in Iwate Prefecture. His real name was Yamaguchi Takeshi. In 1952, he succeeded to his father’s family forge, where he produced kitchen knives, scissors, and woodworking planes. In 1966, he became a student of Sumitani Masamine, a Living National Treasure. He established his own forge in 1972 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture. At the Shinsaku Meito Exhibition, he received numerous prestigious awards, including the Prince Takamatsu Prize and the Kunzan Prize. In 1986, he attained the distinguished status of Mukansa swordsmith. In 1993, he was designated as a holder of an Important Cultural Property of Iwate Prefecture. He is particularly renowned for his ability to produce beautiful utsuri above the hamon, and his craftsmanship is held in exceptionally high regard.

AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.
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