Ordering Number: AS13098.

Katana in Shirasaya.

Signature: Hizen Koku Yoshihiro Saku.
A day in August, Kanoto-Tori year (1981).
肥前国吉廣作　
辛酉年八月日

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This work is ranked as Jyo Saku for Hizen no Kuni Yoshihiro.
Habaki: Gold-colored habaki.
Blade Length: 72.2 cm (28.43 in).
Curvature: 1.2 cm (0.47 in).
Mekugi Hole: 1.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.50 cm (1.38 in).
Width at Tip (Sakihaba): 2.42 cm (0.95 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.76 cm (0.30 in).
Sword Weight: 940 grams.
Era: Showa 56 (1981).
Shape: A powerful blade with wide mihaba and thick kasane.
Bo-hi grooves are carved on both sides.
Jigane: Well-forged ko-itame hada that is tightly packed.
Regrettably, there is a flaw around the middle of the blade.
Hamon: Nie-deki, forming a gunome-midare pattern with well-defined ashi.

Features: Hizen no Kuni Yoshihiro is a swordsmith from Fukuoka Prefecture, born in 1945 (Showa 20).
After graduating from university, he studied under the Living National Treasure swordsmith Sumiya Masamine.
Later he won numerous awards at the Shinsaku Meito Exhibition and became a Mukansa swordsmith.

Aoi Art appraisal.
Whole Oshigata.
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Auction Starting Price:0,000JPY

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