AS20470 Katana : Osaka Ju Gassan Minamoto Sadakatsu Kinsaku

Ordering number : AS20470

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

Signature :　Osaka Ju Gassan Minamoto Sadakatsu Kinsaku.
Taisho 11 Nen 3 Gatsu kichimatsu.

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki :　silver Gassan hanaki.
Blade length :　64.55　cm or 25.134 inches.
Sori : 1.82 cm or 0.72 inches.
Mekugi : 　1
Width at the hamachi : 2.69 cm or 1.06 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 1.77 cm or 0.7 inches.
Kasane : 0,64 cm or 0.252 inches.
The weight of the sword 490 grams.
Era : Taisyo 11,（1923）
Shape : The blade is regular width, thickness woth deep sori.
on the front, Bonji and Render are engraved and on the back side, Bo-hi and Juken are engraved.
Jigane :Masame hada well graied with jinie attach and chikei work.
Hamon :Chyoji midare with deep nioikuchi with ash work.
Bo-shi: Notare and round shape turns back.

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

Koshirae :
Saya :　Nashiji Saya with phoenix Gold Makie.
fittings : Nahahishi Mon is engraved with gold color.
Menuki : Nahahishi Mon is engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Bijyutsu:.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.
This sword is typical Sadakatsu sword and Masami hada well grained .
At that period Taisho era, a lot of high ranking sloggers need swords, so he was quite busy for making swords.
Masami hada gigante is rear and recommend this sword for you.

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