AS19473-Katana: Yasunori

Description

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature : Yasunori
Showa 10 Nen 4gatsu Kichijitsu.

Explanation: Yasunori made this sword in April lucky day, Showa 10.

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Gold failed J single habaki.
Blade length : 66.4 cm or 27.323 inches.
Sori :1.9c m or 0.75 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 2,78cm or1.094 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.98 cm or 0.78inches.
Kasane :0,72 cm or 0.284 inches.
The weight of the sword 665 grams.
Era : Showa 10th 1935.
Shape : The blade has Ububa and rather deep sori and regular width thickness and midair Kisosaki,
Jigane: Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach fine texture.
Hamon :Niedeki Choji midare and gunome midare mixed soft Nioikuchi.
Bo-shi is round shape.

Special feature: Yasunori, also pronounced Yasutoku in Japanese was one of a famous
Yasukuni-tosho who was born in Hiroshima pref. He learned under his father Ujimasa
and Yokoyama Sukeyoshi. Customarily Yasunori used the same name of his father
Ujimasa before entering the Nihon-to tanren-kai. He entered Nihon-to Tanren-kai in 1933
and forged about1,250 swords including dedicating swords to shin-to shrines. He
withdrew in 1940 and passed away in 1957

Koshirae: Japanese army sword mounting.
All Yasukuni swords are used This Tsuba which is openwork.
From Aoi Art: Yasukuni was a swordsmith who entered NIhonto Tnrenkai at Syowa
8Nen(1933) who was working at Hiroshima prefecture and real name is Tokutaro
Kajiyama and learned from his father Tomohira. First he was called Ujimasa and named
Yasunori at the first year entered the Tokenkai and made a lot of swords as the top
member of Yasukuni sword makers. During his life, he made 1250 swords. His style was
Kamakura period Nagamitsu and Kagemitsu.
At syowa 15thm he retired this Nihonto Tanrenkai from Showa 18th, he engraved the
signature Masamune on the tang and passed away at Syowa 32. This sword was held
by high ranking navy officer because the saya was made by shark skin.

NBTHK Hozon Paper
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.


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