AS21104 Katana:Sekido Teruhide Saku

Ordering number: AS21104
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Hozon Token)

Signature :Sekido Teruhide Saku
石堂輝秀作　

(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 :　Silver single habaki.
Blade length : 66.5 cm or 26.18 inches.
Sori :1.6cm or 0.63 inches.
Mekugi:2
Width at the hamachi:3.07 cm or 1.21 inches.
Width at the Kissaki:2.23 cm or 0.88inches.
Kasane:0.63cm or 0.25inches.
The weight of the sword:705 grams.
Era:Syowa during war time
Shape : The blade is wide and thick with suitable sori and longer Kissaki :healthy blade.
Jigane :Koitame had well grained with jinie attach like Muji style.
Hamon :Konie deck cyoji midair and ash work. Bo-shi is round shape.

special feature:This Ishido Teruhide was working Saitama prefecture. He succeeded 10th of Ishido family. 7th generation Ishido Unjyu Korekazu is very famous sword smith during late Edo to Meiji period. He was making swords during war time but after the war, he made planes a lot. His plane is well known as cut well, therefor many carpenters wanted to buy his plane as their soul. It is very hard to obtain his plane right now.

Koshirae :
Saya :Kawari nuri saya.
Tsuba :On the iron plate, Ume bronco and floors are engraved Higo style Tsuba.
Menuki : On ther copper plate, a shishi dod and a dragon are battling scene engraved with gold color

From Aoi Art: Ishido Terruhide is the 10th generation of Ishido Unjyu Korekazu (7th generation) and was active as a plane craftsman after the war and was cherished as a carpenter’s must-have item. This work was made during the war and has a good physical appearance and is well polished after the war. Ishido Teruhide has passed the NBTHK Hozon Token. There is a small rust on shinogi but not bad.

NBTHK Hozon Token
Aoi Art estimation paper: whole Oshigata.