AS20468-Katana: Bichu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro

Description

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

Signature : Bichu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro
Kikumon

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Saijo ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki: Gold failed single habaki with Kiku design.
Blade length : 60.7cm or 23.89 inches.
Sori : 0.9cm or 0.35 inches.
Mekugi :  1
Width at the hamachi: 2.95cm or 1.16 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.23cm or 0.87 inches.
Kasane : 0.63cm or 0.24 inches.
The weight of the sword 480 grams.
Era: Edo period Kanbun era
Shape: Short Katana, Bo-hi is engraved on front side. Shallow Sori and longer Kissaki.
Jigane: Ko-Itame-Hada well grained, Jinie attached and thin Chikei appear.
Hamon: Nie-Deki-Gunome-Midare. Nie attached, Sunagashi and Kinsuji worked.

Special feature: Yasutsugu the 1st is from Kishu, is 2nd son of Tosa
Shokan Tameyasu and is brother of Omikami Tameyasu.
He moved to Osaka with his brother used name Osaka
Sekido. Yasuhiro the 2nd made a sword lie his father, Bizen
Ichimonji style with Choji-Midare and Utsuri. He also make
Niedeki with deep Nioikuchi Doran-ba swords.

Koshirae: Mogarashi Soten
Tsuba: Round Iron Tsuba. 6 Samurai are engraved with openwork. Mei: Mogarashi Soten Sei
Saya: Ishime plate.
Fuchikashira: Shakudo Nanako plate. Fighting Samurais are engraved with gold color. Mei: Mogarashi Soten Sei
Menuki: Shakudo plate. Yoroi and Yari? are engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art: Bichu Kami Tachibana Yasuhiro is good at Soshu-Den style and Choji Midare Utsuri swords. This sword is His masterpiece which is Soshu-Den style sword with Deep Nioi Kuchi Gunome Midare. Sunagashi and Kinsuji worked. You can study what is Kinsuji, Sunagashi, deep Nioikuchi from this sword so we also recommend this sword for beginners.
Koshirae is made with nice matching fittings, especially
the Tsuba and Fuchikashira are wonderful.

NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.


Winning Bid: ¥570,000

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2020/12/23 (Wed) 00:53
¥570,000
macha15
2020/12/23 (Wed) 00:53
¥569,000
macha15
2020/12/23 (Wed) 00:52
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2020/12/23 (Wed) 00:52
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macha15
2020/12/22 (Tue) 20:30
¥551,000
tgsmith02
2020/12/22 (Tue) 20:30
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tgsmith02
2020/12/18 (Fri) 15:52
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2020/12/16 (Wed) 11:26

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