AS17175 Katana:Tamba Ayabe Shin Kato Unju Nobukazu Saku

Ordering number:AS17175
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature : Tamba Ayabe Shin Kato Unju Nobukazu Saku
Meiji Kigen – – Gatsuhi(Meiji Kigen Nen Shimotsuki Hi)
丹波綾部臣加藤運寿信一作

AOI Bijyutasu Syosin Kanteisyo Hozon Token
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku Jyo saku, and regular
saku)
This sword belongs to Jyo-saku ranking.
Shinshinto:Chu Josaku:Musashi
The blade was polished.
Habaki: Gold foiled double habaki.
Blade length:71.5 cm or 28.14inches.
Sori:1.5cm or 0.59inches.
Mekugi:1
Width at the hamachi:2.69cm or 1.05inches.
Width at the Kissaki:1.96cm or 0.77inches.
Kasane:0.7cm or 0.27inches.
The weight of the sword:700grams.
Era: Around the late Edo period.
Shape: The blade is thick and broad,
has slightly deep Sori, and longer Kissaki.
Jigane: Koitame-hada gets very-well close, Jinie attached to be a beautiful skin. Looked
in detail, there is also Koitame-hada, shaping elaborate Jigane.
Hamon: Niedeki, small Gunome-midare with deep Nioikuchi, Ashi works well and softly.
Sunagashi and Kinsuji work actively in Hachu.
Boshi: It turns back with deep Midarekomi.

Special feature: Tamba Ayabe Shin Kato Unju Nobukazu was a pupil of
Ishido Unju Korekazu and they trust themselves so well that he
succeeded to the name “Unju”. The style resembles the one of his
master, which has Gunome-midare with deep Nioikuchi with working
Sunagashi and Kinsuji in Hachu.
Koshirae:
Tsuba: Mokko shaped iron Tsuba, a person is engraved.
Fuchikashira: Iron plate, a person is engraved with gold color.
Saya: Kuro-roiro Saya
Menuki: Person is engraved with gold color.
Kogai: Shakudo-Nanako plate, flower patterns are engraved with gold color.
From Aoi Art: Tamba Ayabe Shin Kato Unju Nobukazu is a swordsmith
from Tamba. He came to Edo and learned sword-making from Ishido
Unju Korekazu and started his career and attained his skills. He
helped a lot of the works of his master Korekzu, so his works are as
good as the works of Korekazu. Koshirae is not bad, we truly
recommend this piece of art for you.

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