AS21049-Dai Sho : Heianjo Okishiba Minamoto Nobuaki Saku Kore

Dai Sho :

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Dai : Katana in Shirasaya

Signature: Heianjo Okishiba Minamoto Nobuaki Saku Kore
Showa 54 Nen 2 Gatsu Hi (Feb 1979)

(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 single habaki.
Blade length :74.2 cm or 29.2 inches.
Sori 1.2:cm or 0.47 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 3.09cm or 1.217 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.08cm or 0.82 inches.
Kasane : 0.73cm or 0.287 inches.
The weight of the sword 825 grams.

Shape:The blade is wider and thick with small sori and middle kissaki.
Jigane:Koitame hada and Masame hada strong along with Masame hada, Chikei work.
Hamon: Nie Deki Gunome Midare. Double Hamon and also triple
Hamon. there are Sunagashi and Kinsuji worked.
Bo-shi is round style hakikake bo-shi.

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Sho : Wakizashi in Shirasaya

signature: Heianjyo Okishiba Minamoto Nobuaki Saku No
Showa 54 Nen 5 Gatsu Hi (Feb 1979)

AOI Bijyutasu Syosin Kanteisyo Contemporary work
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to joy joy saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : silver single habaki.
Blade length : 45.0 cm or 17.7 inches.
Sori :0.6 cm or 0.236 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi :2,89 cm or 1,138 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.16cm or 0.85 inches.
Kasane : 0,61 cm or 0.24 inches.
The weight of the sword 455 grams.
Era : Gendai modern times.
Shape : The blade is wide and thick with small sori and longer kissaki
Jigane :Koitame hada well grained with jinie attach nice texture.
Hamon :Gunome midare and kogunime midare mixed sunagashi, kinsuji work in Hamon.
Bo-shi hakikate kaen style rather gentle So-syu den.

Special feature:Okishiba, minamoto Nobuaki Born in 1950, lives in Hachio city, Osaka,
and his father is a former Army swordsmith and learns swordsmithing techniques under
his teacher.
Nobushige was born in Taisyo 12 and became an Army swordsmith, fulfilling the Nyusen
price 7 times after the war. His son Okishiba Nobuaki studied under the a living national
treasure, Gassan Sadakazu swordsmith.
Became a disciple of Kitagawa Sadahiro who learned in the above, and is working hard
on the production, especially focusing on So-shu den.

From Aoi Art: It is thought that the sword of this work was made aiming at the old
sword Norishige Norishige.
The gorgeousness of So-syu den can be seen in the bullion close to the grain, and the
blade pattern of Soshuden is a work reminiscent of Hankei. Is a work
Wakizashi is a gentle Soshuden and can be said to be a work that is well balanced by
Daisho set.

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Aoi Art estimation paper : whole Oshigata.

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