AS21475 Katana: Osaka Gassan Sadakazu Seitan

Ordering number: AS21475

Katana in Shirasaya(NBTHK Koshu Tokubetsu Kicho Token)

Signature : Ou Kiyota Kun Ju Kore 應清田君之需
Meiji 34Nen 9Gatsu Hi Osaka Gassan Sadakazu Seitan
Kore 明治三十四年九月日 大阪月山貞一精鍛之

Sayagaki: Minamoto Sadakazu Ichi Ou Kiyota Kun Ju Osaka
Gassan Sadakazu Seitan Kore Meiji 34 9 Gatsu Hi
Sofu No Yusaku To Mi Tukamatsuri Sourou Showa 36
Nen 5 Gatsu Sekka San ??? Kawa Kore Ue Minamoto
Sadakazu (Kao)

(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 : Gold foiled single habaki.
Blade length : 66.7 cm or 26.25inches.
Sori : 0.4 cm or 0.15inches.
Mekugi : 1
Length at hamachi : 2.27cm or 0.89inches.
Kasane : 0.63 cm or 0.24inches.
The weight of the sword :460 grams.
Era : Meiji 34(1901)
Shape : Reminding of Nagamaki, normal width, very thick blade, Sori is shallow, Kissaki
is longer and Ububa is left by 5cm.
Jigane :Koitame-hada well grained with Jinie attach, beautiful plain clean Jigane.
Hamon :Niedeki, Gunome-midare with slightly deep Nioikuchi, Sakasa-midare with well-
working Ashi, Sunagashi and Kinsuji work in Hachu. Boshi is slightly sharp and end with
great Yakisage.

Special feature: Gassan Sadakazu 1st generation was a sword smith in
Settsu. His real name is Gassan Yagoro. He was born in February in
1836 in Koshu Sukoshimura, and adopted by Gassan Sadayoshi at
the age of 7. He started sword making training when he was 11, and
mastered Ayasugi-hada at the age of 20. He didn’t stop making swords
after the Haitorei (decrees abolishing the wearing of swords in
public) in 1877, and in 1892 he exhibited a sword at the World’s
Columbian Exposition and won an award, the sword was bought by
Meiji Tenno in the next year. He was appointed to an Imperial
Household Artist in April of 1906. He was also a famous sculptor. He passed
away at the age of 84 in 1918. His sword production period is from
1850(at the age of 15) to 1918. His Jigane often has well- grained
Koitame, to be like plain with Jinie, and sometimes has Utsuri,
Masame-hada or Ayasugi-hada.
From Aoi Art:Gassan Sadakazu was a sword maker passed times from the
late Edo period, Haitorei at Meiji 4, and to the times when they are

allowed to make swords again. He had a great opportunity of making

swords because of the Russia-Japan War and the China-Japan War,
and finally got the post as an Imperial Household Artist, and after that
he made a lot of swords until he died. This sword is probably a Shikito
of Japanese marine or army in the Meiji period. This is a great work which we
truly recommend for you. Besides, this sword has a cert of NBTHK
Koshu Kicho Hozon Token, but we assure that this will pass the Hozon Token.

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