Ordering Number:23603
Naginata: Shirasaya(NBTHK Tokubetsu Hozon Token)
Inscription: Echigo Kami Kanesada 越後守包貞 (1st generation)
Shinto: Ryowazamono: Jyosaku: Settsu
We divide 4 sections for each sword as Saijyo Saku, Jyojyo Saku, Jyo Saku and Regular Saku.
This work is ranked as Jyosaku for Echigo no Kami Kanesada (1st).
Habaki: Single gold-foil habaki
Blade Length: 44.2cm (17.4in)
Curvature: 2.2cm (0.9in)
Mekugi Hole: 1
Width at Base (Motohaba): 3.1cm (1.2in)
Thickness (Kasane): 0.8cm (0.3in)
Sword Weight: 710grams
Era: Edo period, around Kanbun era
Shape: the wide and thick blade
Jigane: Fine Koitame hada with much Jinie.
Hamon: Starts as a straight hamon from the hamachi, transitioning into Gunome with deep nioikuchi.There is many Sunagahsi and Kinsuji in the hamon. Boshi is rounded and long.
Features: Echigo Kami Kanesada the 1st-gen was apprentice of Iga. His initial inscriptions were angular, but in the late period, the characters were rounded, and his style changed from Suguha to Midare, similar to those of Kanesada the 2nd. At that time, Sukehiro and Shinkai were active in Osaka, and he was probably influenced by them.
This piece has been carefully polished in Sashikomi style, picking up the Hamon properly.
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