AS20558 Katana : Osaka Gassan Sadakatsu saku(Kao)

Ordering number : AS20558

Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae, a box (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Paper)

Signature : Osaka Gassan Sadakatsu saku(Kao)
Taisho 10 nen 6 gatsu Kichijitsu(June 1921)

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku
Jyo saku and regular saki)This sword Gassan Sadakatsu saku belongs to Jyojyosaku ranking.

The blade was polished.
Habaki :Silver single habaki.

Blade length :　66.51 cm or 26.18 inches.
Sori : 1.36cm or 0.54inches.
Mekugi : 　1
Width at the hamachi : 2.65cm or 1.04inches.
Kasane : 0.63cm or 0.25inches.
Era : Modern times (1921)
Shape: It is regular width and thickness sori kodachi.
There is bo-hi engraved on both side.
Jitetsu: Ayasugi hada well grained with jinie attached.
There is chikei works appearing.
Hamon: Nie deki suguha with round turnback boshi.

Special feature :Gassan Sadakatsu was born as the second son
of the First Gassan Sadakazu in 1869. Sadakatsu was a representative swordsmith
of Taisho to early Showa period. He was an amazing swordsmith
to make all of Soshu-den, Bizen-den and Yamato-den.
Especially his distinctive Ayasugi-hada inherits the tradition
that has been continued from the Kamakura period still lives
on in gendai swordsmiths. Under his famous father Sadakazu the First,
Sadakatsu forged only a few swords inscribed his swordsmith name
until the death of Sadakazu in the late Taisho era. Gadakatsu put
all his energies into making his own sword after 1920’s as a purveyor
to the Imperial Household, special swords to dedicate the Ise-Jingu shrine,
accepting orders by high dignitaries. He tempered sword with sincere and faithful
attitude in conformity with　 Shintoism.
Under that he trained many excellent swordsmiths. His two most excellent pupils,
one was his real son the Second Gassan Sadakazu and the other was Takahashi Sadatsugu,
were designated as preservers of Important Intangible Cultural Assets,
popularly known as Living National Treasures. Sadakatsu passed away in 1943, aged 74.

Koshirae: Shikito(conductor’s sword koshirae) It is comparably nice condition.

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