AS20447 Katana : Echigo Koku Ju Uemura Sadatoshi

Ordering number : AS20447

Katana in Shirasaya

Signature : Echigo Koku Ju Uemura Sadatoshi

(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.
Blade length : 65.5cm or 25.78 inches.
Sori : 1.9 cm or 0.74 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.27 cm or 1.28 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.32 cm or 0.91 inches.
Kasane :0.71 cm or 0.27 inches.
The weight of the sword 800 grams.
Era : Showa period. During the War time.
Shape : Wide and thick Katana. The Ububa is remain.Longer Kissaki.
Jigane : Ko Itame Hada well grained. Masa Nagare. The Jigane is beautiful.
Hamon : Nie Deki, Gunome Midare with many Ashi. The Nioikuchi is thick.
In the Ha, there are Sunagashi and Kinsuji.
Boshi is Notare and small round shape.

Special feature: Echigo Koku Ju Uemura Sadatoshi was a sword smith of Echigob province.
He is a skilled swordsmith.

From Aoi Art: Imperial Japanese Navy Minister (Yamamoto Isoroku) passed away.The Pacific War is about to end.
There was a swordsmith Uemura Sadatoshi who worked hard to make Japanese swords in such an era.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation Paper: whole Oshigata.