Ordering Number: AS25270

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token)

Inscription: Yaguwa Yasutake 八鍬靖武

We divide works in to Saijo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku,and Regular Saku.
This piece is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Yasutake.

Habaki: gold-plated double habaki
Blade length: 71.7cm (28.23 in)
Curvature: 1.8cm (0.71 in)
Mekugi-ana: 1
Motohaba: 3.13cm (1.23 in)
Sakihaba: 2.31cm (0.91 in)
Kasane: 0.8cm (0.31 in)
Blade weight: 985g
Period: 1975 (Showa 50)

Shape: wide and thick blade.
Jigane: fine Ko-itame hada
Hamon: Nie deki Gunome and Kataochi(slanted) gunome midare

Features: Yasutake was a swordsmith born in 1909 (Meiji 42) in Yamagata Prefecture and a student of Ikeda Kazumitsu (also known as Yasumitsu). In 1935 (Showa 10), he joined the Nihontō Tanrenkai and forged swords within the precincts of Yasukuni Shrine.

In November 1944, he was granted the swordsmith name “Yasutake,” but soon after, the war ended, and his production made in Yasukuni Shrine remained limited. After the war, he was forced to stop forging swords for a while and received permission to resume swordsmithing in 1954, went on to present outstanding works at numerous exhibitions and competitions, and was designated a Mukansa swordsmith by NBTHK in 198. He passed away in 1983.

NBTHK Hozon Certificate
Aoi-Art estimation Paper
whole Oshigata

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Auction Starting Price:850,000JPY

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