AS17261-Wakizashi: Sagami Kami Masatsune (first generation)

Wakizashi in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)
Signature : Sagami Kami Masatsune (first generation) 相模守政常

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
Fujishiro To-ko Jiten:Shinto:Jyo Jyo Saku: Owari.
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : silver double habaki.
Blade length : 34.7 cm or 13.66 inches.
Sori :0.455 cm or 0.17 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi : 0.84 cm or 0.33 inches.
Kasane :0.59 cm or 0.23 inches.
The weight of the sword 275 grams.
Era : Edo period Keicho era.o-hi and Sohei engraved with Munetsugu style sakizori style nice shape.
Jigane :Itame hada well grained jinie attach fine texture .on the upper part of Jigane,masame hada work.
Hamon: Konie deki gunome midare with deep nioikuchi,ashi deep nioikuchi and in Hamon, sunagashi, kinsuji work.

Special feature: Sagami (No) Kami Masatsune the First was born in Mino province. As
establishing a branch family, he moved to Komaki in 1567. He became the Sagami (No)
Kami in May 1591. Following Matsudaira Tadayoshi, the fourth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu,
Masatsune moved to Seishu province in 1600. He retired and his son succeeded the
swordsmith name Masatsune as the Second in 1607 but died suddenly only two years
later. The First made a fresh start using the signature Masatsune-Nyudo. It is said that
he passed away in 1619, aged 84.
He was very good at forging Yari and naginata. Most of his surviving works are Hira-zukuri
wakizashi or tanto. To the contrary, his Shinogi-zukuri katana and wakizashi are
extremely rare.
Though this is a Hira-zukuri Wakziashi influenced by Mino style, it shows different
workmanship of his usual works. The thoroughly tempered fine texture of jitetsu is a point
worthy of appreciation.

Koshirae :
Saya :black kisami saya
Tsuba: On the round-shaped Shakudo Nanako plate, Mimi was also Nanako
plate with gold color.
Fuchi: On the Shakudo Nanako plate, some family crests are engraved with gold color. Kashira: buffalo horn.
Menuki:O the flying crane is engraved with gold color.
Kozuka: On the Shakudo Nanako plate. Dragon is engraved with gold color.

From Aoi Art: Sagami Kami Masatsune has long been a highly
acclaimed swordsmith and has been carefully preserved by many
sword collectors.
Therefore, it is hard to come out on the market. The number of
single-sided cutting blades (Katagiri ba)in this work is small, and
the result is excellent.
Especially Deep Nioikuchi Gunome Midare Hamon is an unrivaled
work of other swordsmiths.
When I see the Japanese sword that has been splendidly made and
aggravated, I am not surprised by the work in the blade and
top-class Jigane and Hamon.
Koshirae I am confident that you will be satisfied because it is quite
well done.

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