AS20500-Katana : Emura Saku

Description

Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Hozon Paper)(Hagire)
Signature : Emura Saku

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo Jyo Saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Silver single habaki.
Blade length : 66.4 cm or 26.14 inches.
Sori :1.7 cm or 0.66 inches.
Mekugi : 1
Width at the hamachi: 3.22 cm or 1.26 inches.
Width at the Kissaki: 2.06cm or 0.81 inches.
Kasane :0.7 cm or 0.27 inches.
The weight of the sword 705 grams.
Era : Showa war time.
Shape: Regular width and thickness Katana. Leave the Ubu-Ba.
Jigane: Ko Itame Hada well grained. The Jigane is beautiul.
Hamon: Ko Nie Deki, rounded Gunome Choji Midare.
From the Monouchi part, the Hamon is calm.
Boshi is Notare and round shape.

Special feature: Chounsai Emura is the head of the Okayama warden.
The maker of the sword will collect the convict who is in serious behavior and made
them make swords in the prison next to the head warden.
The polishing was also done in the sword factory.
Before, Nagamitsu and Emura has been easily confused but Emura has been passed
away at Showa 35th year.
The condition is different from those of Nagamitsu and the condition is strikingly good.
I have been looking into Emura and Nagamitsu for a long time and I can say that while
Nagamitsu has made many swords of different qualities, Emura has made all swords
above the standard.
Some swords may even be better than the Yasukuni sword.
Tempering and engraved signature was done by Emura.
There was signature such as 江-E-, 江村Emura-、長運斉江村作.

From Aoi Art: Unfortunately, there are two Hagire on the blade.
But the blade has NBTHK Hozon paper.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.

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