AS21590 Katana:Bishu Osafune Iesuke

Description

Ordering number: AS21590
Katana in Shirasaya with Koshirae.(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Bishu Osafune Iesuke.
Ouei 20 Nen Hachigatsu
備州長船家助     

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo saku, Jyo-jyo saku, Jyo saku, and regular saku)
This sword belongs to Saijyo saku ranking.
The blade was polished.
Habaki : Gold foiled single habaki.
Blade length:66.6cm or 26.22inches.
Sori :2.12cm or 0.83inches.
Mekugi:3
Width at the hamachi:2.73cm or 1.07inches.
Width at the Kissaki:1.84cm or 0.72inches.
Kasane:0.62cm or 0.24inches.
The weight of the sword:565grams.
Era: The Muromachi period, August of Ouei 20(1414)
Shape: The blade is normally broad, thick and has longer Kissaki. Well-shaped.
Jigane: Well-grained Koitame-hada, Utsuri appears in beautiful Jigane to be elaborate Jigane.
Hamon: Niedeki, Choji-midare with deep Nioikuchi. Boshi is Midarekomi style.

Special feature: Bishu Osafune Isuke is one of the best sword smiths from Ouei Bizen school, as famous as Morimitsu and Yasumitsu etc. His style is Jigane of Itame mixed with Mokume, and Gunomemidare of Koshi-biraki. Or sometimes, he made slightly calm Suguha Hamon. This work has big Midare(disorder) with Midarekomi style Boshi. This is an amazing work. We truly recommend this rare piece of art for you.

Koshirae
Saya: Black-roiro Saya, Toppei-koshirae with silver and copper fitting at the tip.
Fuchi: On Shakudo plate, waves are painted with gold.
Kashira: On Shakudo-Nanako plate, gold plants are engraved.
Saya: On Nobinakago iron plate, gold is inlayed with cloth. There engraved 2 fighting dragons, scenery, birds, flowers, and animals are engraved. The rim is inlayed by silver.
Menuki: On Shakudo plate, patterns are engraved with gold.

From Aoi Art: This is a flawless masterpiece and especially its Jigane is wonderful. Koshirae is also well-made and the signature of the back side is really greatly engraved: we suppose this Katana has the quality to pass the next Juyo shins by NBTHK.(We cannot guarantee, though.) We truly recommend this piece of art for you.

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


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