Ordering number:24639

Katana in Shirasaya (NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)

Signature: Ichi Hizen Koku Dewa Yukihiro
Motte Oranda Kitae Saku(Made using Dutch steel)
一肥前国出羽行廣以阿蘭陀鍛作

Shinto: Jyo Saku: Hizen Province.
(We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku, and Regular Saku.)
This sword is ranked as Saijyo Saku for the works of Ichi Hizen no Kuni Dewa Yukihiro.
Habaki: Gold Foil Single Layer.
Blade Length: 75.6 cm (29.76 in).
Curvature: 1.1 cm (0.43 in).
Mekugi Hole: 2.
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.16 cm (1.24 in).
Width at Tip: 2.05 cm (0.81 in).
Thickness (Kasane): 0.66 cm (0.26 in).
Sword Weight: 740 grams.
Era: Edo Period, around the Kanbun Era (1661-1673).
Shape:The blade has a standard width of 3.16 cm, with a slightly deep curvature.
It features an extended kissaki, giving it a well-balanced shape.
Jigane (Steel Surface):A well-forged itame hada with a muji-like refined texture.
The hamon is a nie-based gunome-midare.
Hamon (Temper Pattern):A nie-based gunome-midare with a deeply set nioiguchi.

Features:Dewa Yukihiro is considered a swordsmith whose works closely resemble those of the first-generation Kawachi Daijo Masahiro and the second-generation Kawachi no Kami Masahiro.
His style is quite similar to that of Hizen Masahiro, though with some subtle differences.
If Masahiro's works evoke the image of thick cumulonimbus clouds floating in a deep summer sky, with flashes of lightning appearing between them,
then Yukihiro's works share this characteristic but may exhibit a slightly darker hue, possibly due to the inclusion of Dutch steel, which he himself claimed to have used.
Alternatively, the "cumulonimbus effect" in his works may appear somewhat diminished.
Regardless, this sword is considered a masterpiece among the works of Dewa no Kami Yukihiro.
Dewa Daijo Yukihiro was the younger brother of the first-generation Masahiro, known as Kurobei.
In Keian 3 (1650), at the age of 32, he studied the use of Dutch steel.
In Shōhō 5 (1648), he was granted the title Dewa Daijo.
In Kanbun 3 (1663), he received the title Dewa no Kami.
He passed away in Tenna 3 (1683), May.

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Price:1,250,000JPY

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