Ordering Number: AS25460

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Hozon Token)(NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token)

Signature: Minamoto Kiyotaka
A day in February, Bunkyu 2 (1862).
源清高
文久二年二月日

(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku).
This work is ranked as Jyojyo Saku for Minamoto Kiyotaka.
Habaki: Single copper Habaki with gold color.
Blade Length: 71.5 cm (28.15 in).
Curvature: 1.6 cm (0.63 in).
Mekugi Hole: 1.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.41 cm (1.34 in).
Width at Yokote (Sakihaba): 2.32 cm (0.91 in).
Thickness of rim (Kasane): 0.70 cm (0.28 in).
Sword Weight: 880 g.
Era: Edo period, Bunkyu 2 (1862).
Shape: The tang is long, and there is a koshi-hi groove extending approximately 15 cm (5.91 in).
A well-proportioned katana.
Jigane: There are slight openings in the steel, but it is a solidly made work.
Hamon: The hamon slightly descends and forms a gunome-midare pattern.
The boshi is irregularly tempered.

Features: Minamoto Kiyotaka was a swordsmith from Musashi Province.
He lived in Edo and was active from the Bunkyu era through the Keio era.
The gunome-midare hamon of this work is reminiscent of Kanemoto.

NBTHK Hozon Token (*scheduled to be issued soon).
NBTHK Tokubetsu Kicho Token.
AoiArt estimation paper: Whole Oshigata.
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Auction Starting Price:550,000JPY

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