AS19499-Katana: Heki Mitsuhira Zo(not guarantee)

Katana in Shirasaya(Soshuden Kyodoto estimation paper/judged by Honami Kosho)(consignment sale)

Signature: Heki Mitsuhira Zo(not guarantee)

(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 :　Gold foiled double Habaki.
Blade length : 70.4　cm or 27.71 inches.
Sori 1.2 cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi :2
Width at the hamachi : 3.08cm or 1.21 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.25 cm or 0.88 inches.
Kasane : 0.68cm or 0.26 inches.
The weight of the sword: 765 grams.
Era : Edo period Kanbun era.
Shape : The blade is rather wide and thick with small sori
and longer kissaki. Kanei to Kanbun style.
Jigane :Koitame hada well grained beautiful texture
with Utsuri appear on the Ji.
Hamon :Nie deki,

Special feature: Mitsuhira was a swordsmith of Edo Sekido shool.
He was the little brother of Sekido Tsuneie.
He was allowed to engraved “Dewa no kami” and “Dewa Nyudo” in his signature.
He made many blades to aim to Ichimonji.
This sword is hut suguha.

From Aoi Bijyutsu:This sword is accompanied
with Soshuden Kyodoto estimation paper(judged by Honami Kosho).
But our company doesn’t accept this paper.
The signature is very close but I’ m not self confidence
whether the blade is good or not.
I have never seen suguha hamon. But the sword has Utsuri
on the jigane and active temper line in the Hamon.
There are some sword makers make Utsuri like Mitsuhira,
Korekazu 1st generation, Fukuoka, Jusyu Ishido sword makers make Utsuri.
Anyway the sword has estimation paper and nice temper line.

Soshuden Kyodoto estimation paper(judged by Honami Kosho)
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.