AS20587-Katana: Chikushu Ju Munehiro Saku

Katana in Shirasaya

Signature : Chikushu Ju Munehiro Saku
Heisei 10 Nen Shoka

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Saijyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished by high ranking polisher.
Habaki : Gold foiled double Habaki
Blade length : 76.4 cm or 30.0 inches.
Sori : 2.0 cm or 0.78 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3,44 cm or 1.35 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.55 cm or 1.00 inches.
Kasane : 0,68 cm or inches.
The weight of the sword 805grams.
Era : Modern time. 1998 summer
Shape: Wide and thick blade with deep Sori and longer Kissaki, good shape sword. Bo-hi are engraved on both side.
Jigane: Ko-Itame-Hada well grained. Jinie attached beautiful Jigane.
Hamon: From Hamachi, Suguha then deep Nioi-Kuchi Doranba. Boshi is round shape.

Special feature: Chikushu Ju Munehiro was born in Fukuoka province,
1926. He is father of So-Tsutomu, good at copy of
Soshu-den, Kiyomaro, Sukehiro with Doranba. This sword
sword is Sukehiro’s copy with wonderful quality.

From AoiArt: It’s very difficult to make a Doranba Hamon, and I’m impressed with
how well So family’s specialty was.
This work is a copy of Echizen Kami Sukehiro and the file on the Nakago is very similar.
It can be said that it is a very splendid work reminiscent of Sukehiro’s Doranba Hamon.
The depth of Nioikuchi is also wonderful.

Aoi Art estimation paper
whole Oshigata.