AS21554-Katana: Amada Akitsugu Saku kore(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Ordering number: AS21554

Katana in Shirasaya with box(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature : Amada Akitsugu Saku kore (Human National treasure)
Heisei 13 Nen Risshun Kichijitsu

Hakogaki: Tachi
Yamashiro-Den Suguha, signature: Amada Akitsugu Saku kore
first day of spring, Heisei 13 Nen(2001)
Blade length: 2 Shaku 4 Sun 7　Bu 5 Rin
written by Hogassan Amada Akitsugu

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyojyo saku Jyo saku and regular saku)
This Amada Akitsugu belongs to the Saijyo saku(top) ranking.
The blade was polished perfectly by the highest polisher.
Blade length : 75.0 cm or 29.52 inches.
Sori: 2.6 cm or 1.02 inches.
Mekugi: 1
Width at the hamachi: 3.16 cm or 1.24 inches.
Width at the Kissaki:　2.23 cm or 0.87 inches.
Kasane : 0.68 cm or 0.26 inches.
Era: modern times. (May 1996)
Shape: Both sides of the blade has Bo-Hi engraved and wide and thick with deep sori and a fantastic beautiful shape.
Jigane: Ko-Itame Hada well grained with Jinie attach. This Jigane is exceptional texture.
Hamon : Nie Deki, Suguha bright Hamon.
Boshi is round Shape and turns back.

Special feature: Amada Akitsugu was born on 4th August 1927 in Nigata prefecture. His real name is Amada Seiichi.
From 1940 until the end of the war, he studied at Nihonto Tanren Denshujo.
After the war, he studied about the reproduction of Koto blade, especially Sosu-Den.
He made the blade in homemade iron not using Tamahagane which was made at NBTHK.
He was awarded thrice prize at the Shinsaku Meito ten in 1977, 1985 and 1996.
These prizes were the most treasured prize “Masamune prize”.
At May 23rd, 1997, he became a human national treasure. In 1999, he received the Presidential Medal (Kyokujitsu Shojusho).
He is trying to make old Kamakura period texture.
He had his own factory for making Tamahagane and researched old quality of Kamakura swords.
He passed away at June 26th 2013 age of 85 years old.
This blade is flawless healthy beautiful katana.
It is the masterpiece of Amada Akitsugu.

Kiri Box
NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token (*the paper will be issued later)
Aoi Art estimation paper
whole Oshigata.