Appraisal Quiz #541


Previous answer is
Yamato Kami Yasusada

Special feature:Yamato (No) Kami Yasusada was a pupil of the First
generation Yasutsugu of Echizen province. The First Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
permitted Yasutsugu the First using hollyhock crest and the character Yasu.
Yasusada mainly forged sword at Edo and their collaboration survives.

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Appraisal Quiz #541 (June 1st, 2019)
Who made this sword do you think ?

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Blade length : 90 cm or 35.43 inches.
Sori : 3.33 cm or 1.31 inches.
Mekugi :  1
Width at the hamachi : 3.40 cm or 1.33 inches.
Width at the Kissaki : 2.50 cm or 0.98 inches.
Kasane : 0.85 cm or 0.33 inches.
Shape : Long, wide and thick blade.
Jigane : Ko Itame Hada well grained with Jinie attach.
So nice Hizen Jigane.
Hamon : Nie Deki, Gumome Midare and Choji Midare with Ashi
In Ha, there are Yo and Sunagashi.

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